Editing Procopius (section)

==Early life==
Apart from his own writings, the main source for Procopius's life is an entry in the ''[[Suda]]'',<ref name="Suda On Line">[[Suda]] pi.2479. See under 'Procopius' on [http://www.stoa.org/sol/ Suda On Line].</ref> a Byzantine Greek encyclopaedia written sometime after 975 which discusses his early life. He was a native of [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]] in the [[Roman province|province]] of ''[[Palaestina Prima]]''.<ref>Procopius, ''Wars of Justinian'' I.1.1; [[Suda]] pi.2479. See under 'Procopius' on [http://www.stoa.org/sol/ Suda On Line].</ref> He would have received a conventional upper-class education in the [[Greek literature|Greek classics]] and [[rhetoric]],{{sfn|Cameron|1985|p=7}} perhaps at the famous [[Rhetorical School of Gaza|school at Gaza]].{{sfn|Evans|1972|p=31}} He may have attended law school, possibly at [[Law School of Berytus|Berytus]] (present-day [[Beirut]]) or [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]]),{{sfn|Cameron|1985|p=6}}{{efn|For an alternative reading of Procopius as a trained engineer, see Howard-Johnson.<ref>Howard-Johnson, James: 'The Education and Expertise of Procopius'; in ''Antiquité Tardive'' 10 (2002), 19–30.</ref>}} and became a lawyer (''rhetor'').<ref name="Suda On Line"/> He evidently knew [[Latin]], as was natural for a man with legal training.{{efn|Procopius uses and translates a number of Latin words in his ''Wars''. Börm suggests a possible acquaintance with Vergil and Sallust.{{sfn|Börm|2007|p=46}}}}