Editing Procopius (usurper) (section)

== Life ==
Procopius was born in July 325,<ref>[[Ammianus Marcellinus]], ''[https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Ammian/26*.html#ref6 Res Gestae]'' 26.11. "Procopius departed this life at the age of forty years and ten months."</ref> in [[Corycus]], [[Cilicia]] (now [[Turkey]]).{{sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|pp=742–743}} On his mother's side, Procopius was a maternal cousin to Emperor [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]], since their maternal grandfather was [[Julius Julianus]]. His first wife was probably Artemisia.{{sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|pp=111–112}} The Roman general of the 5th century [[Procopius (magister militum)|Procopius]] and his son, the Emperor [[Anthemius]], were among his descendants, the first being the son of his son Procopius.{{sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|pp=742–743}}

During the reign of [[Constantius II]], he served as ''tribunus et notarius'' for a long period of time. By 358, the emperor trusted him enough to send him with [[Lucillianus (magister equitum)|Lucillianus]] as an envoy to the Sassanid court.{{sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|pp=742–743}} His career granted him the opportunity to build many important connections, as well as to help him understand the structure of the imperial government.{{sfn|Hughes|2013|p=39}}