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Referenced multiple times throughout the episode as the source for sensational claims about Justinian (his head vanishing, being a demon) and Theodora. Explicitly called 'Procopius' secret history' and discussed as a historical source.

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The opening passage about Theodora's scandalous youth is read directly from Procopius's work. The hosts describe it as 'one of the most notorious, scabrous, shocking passages in the whole of ancient literature' and discuss throughout whether Procopius's account can be trusted.

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Described as 'one of the raciest and most incendiary biographies ever written' about Empress Theodora by a courtier named Procopius who had fallen out with the imperial couple

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Mentioned in comparison to An Instance of the Fingerpost as one of the great historical novels.