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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 8277852, member: 77226&quot;]I’m got sure how great Procopius was but I always liked this story (one version of several) of his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Though Valens initially despaired of subduing the rebellion, and was inclined to come to terms with the usurper, he quickly rallied, guided by the counsels of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutius" rel="nofollow">Salutius</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arintheus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arintheus" rel="nofollow">Arintheus</a>, and the superior ability of his generals prevailed in two battles at <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thyatira" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thyatira" rel="nofollow">Thyatira</a>and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacolia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacolia" rel="nofollow">Nacolia</a> where Procopius&#039; forces were defeated.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)#cite_note-12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)#cite_note-12" rel="nofollow">[12]</a> He fled the battlefield, and was for a while a fugitive in the wilds of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygia" rel="nofollow">Phrygia</a>, but was soon betrayed to Valens due to the treachery of his two generals Agilonius and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomoarius" rel="nofollow">Gomoarius</a> (they had been promised they would be &quot;shown favour&quot; by Valens), he was captured. Valens had his rival <b>executed<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)#cite_note-13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)#cite_note-13" rel="nofollow">[13]</a> on 27 May 366 by being fastened to two trees bent down with force; when the trees were released, Procopius was ripped apart in the manner of the legendary execution of the bandit <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinis_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinis_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">Sinis</a>.</b> The &quot;favour&quot; Valens showed to Agilonius and Gomoarius was to have them both <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_sawing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_sawing" rel="nofollow">sawn asunder</a>”</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procopius_(usurper)</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1461723[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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