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grbs-15133	Pazdernik, Charles F.	The Quaestor Proclus	2014	29	.pdf	application/pdf	11156	381	55	Croke does not discuss this passage, and the omission is re- markable not only because the passage figures prominently in the derogatory attitude toward Justin that Croke means to redress, but also because it indicates that, in the Secret History, Procopius is positing Proclus, rather than Justinian, as an effec- CHARLES F. PAZDERNIK 223 ————— Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 55 (2015) 221–249 tive power behind the throne.4 The purpose of this paper is not so much to quibble with Croke but rather to suggest that the Quaestor Proclus merits closer attention than he has tended to receive and that Pro- copius’ portrait of him is much more nuanced than has been recognized. In the former category Procopius situates Proclus and, implicitly, himself and his inscribed reader;5 in the latter, both Justin and Justinian.	cache/grbs-15133.pdf	txt/grbs-15133.txt