Procopius is bound to two trees and ripped apart on orders of Valens.

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Victim (Person) :	Procopius (Usurper) Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: death
Third Party (Person) :	Flavius Valens Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Level :	intrasocial
Source :	Salminius Hermias Sozomenus, Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία/Historia ecclesiastica 6.8.2-3Salminius Hermias Sozomenus Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία/Historia ecclesiastica 6.8.2-3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Nacolia/Nacolea (Seyitgazi)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 4
Year :	A.D. 366
Context :	regicide jurisdictional
Motivation :	political following orders
Application :	tearing apart
Weapon :	other/commentary
Original Text :	Προκοπίου δὲ δύο δένδροις οὐκ ἀπὸ πολλοῦ διεστῶσι κατακαμφθεῖσι πρὸς γῆν, ἑκάτερον ἑκατέρῳ φυτῷ προσῆψε σκέλος, καὶ ἀφῆκεν ἀνεγείρεσθαι: τὰ δὲ, πρὸς τὴν συνήθη στάσιν ἀνορθωθέντα, διέσπασε τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Sozomeni Ecclesiastica Historia Volumes 1-2, ed. Robert Hussey, E Typographeo Academico, Oxford 1860.
Remark :	long-term consequence: For the previous capture of Procopius with the assistance of Agilo and Gomoarius, please refer to: "Valens captures the usurper Procopius alive due to betrayal from the latter's generals Agilo and Gomoarius."
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