Belisarius

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Belisarius was a renowned 6th-century Byzantine general celebrated for his brilliant campaigns that reconquered large parts of the former Western Roman Empire under Emperor Justinian I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine general ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
activeYears early to mid-6th century ⓘ
allegiance Emperor Justinian I ⓘ
linked to: Justinian I
associatedWith Justinianic Plague era ⓘ
linked to: Justinianic Plague

Narses ⓘ
battle Battle of Ad Decimum ⓘ
Battle of Callinicum ⓘ
Battle of Dara ⓘ
Battle of Tricamarum ⓘ
Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
linked to: Gothic War

Iberian War ⓘ
Siege of Rome (537–538) ⓘ
Vandalic War ⓘ
birthName Flavius Belisarius ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius
citizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
closeAssociate Antonina ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ
Theodora ⓘ
culture Byzantine ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine culture
deathPlace Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul
employer Byzantine Empire ⓘ
historicalContext reconquest of parts of the former Western Roman Empire ⓘ
influenced later military historians ⓘ
language Greek-speaking Roman world ⓘ
legacy symbol of loyal but sometimes mistrusted generalship ⓘ
militaryBranch Byzantine army ⓘ
notableAchievement capture of Carthage in 533 ⓘ
capture of Rome from the Ostrogoths ⓘ
defeat of the Sassanian Persians at Dara ⓘ
defeat of the Vandal king Gelimer ⓘ
defense of Rome against the Ostrogothic siege ⓘ
invasion and partial reconquest of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
suppression of the Nika riots in Constantinople ⓘ
victory over the Vandals in North Africa ⓘ
notableWork reconquest of former Western Roman territories ⓘ
partOf Justinianic reconquest ⓘ
portrayedIn Procopius' "Secret History" ⓘ
Procopius' "Wars" ⓘ
positionHeld general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire ⓘ
magister militum ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
reputation one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
one of the last great Roman generals ⓘ
servingMonarch Justinian I ⓘ
spouse Antonina ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Justinian I → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Vandals → defeatedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Lazic War → commandedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Iberian War → hasCommander → Belisarius ⓘ
Belisarius → birthName → Flavius Belisarius ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius
Narses → after → Belisarius (as chief commander in Italy) ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius
Petrus Sabbatius → general → Belisarius ⓘ
Procopius → wroteAbout → Belisarius ⓘ
Gelimer → opponent → Belisarius ⓘ
Gelimer → defeatedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Gelimer → surrenderedTo → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Dara (530) → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Ad Decimum → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Witiges → opponent → Belisarius ⓘ
Witiges → capturedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Witiges → surrenderedTo → Belisarius ⓘ
Totila → opponent → Belisarius ⓘ
Justinianic Wars → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Tricamarum → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Tricamarum → opponentOf → Belisarius ⓘ
History of the Wars → associatedWith → Belisarius ⓘ
Nika riots → hasMainProtagonist → Belisarius ⓘ
Agathias → describedPeople → Justinian I’s generals ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius
Colchidian War → commandedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Hermogenes → collaboratedWith → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Callinicum → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Antonina → spouse → Belisarius ⓘ
Antonina → spouse → Belisarius, general of Justinian I ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius
Antonina → associatedWith → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Dara → hasCommander → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Dara → commandedBy → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Mindouos → commander → Belisarius ⓘ
Battle of Mindouos → commandedSide → Belisarius – Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Belisarius