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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belisarius canonical | 32 |
| Belisarius (as chief commander in Italy) | 1 |
| Flavius Belisarius | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine general
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeYears | early to mid-6th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Justinian I
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
|
| associatedWith |
Justinianic Plague
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic Plague era
Narses ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Ad Decimum
ⓘ
Battle of Callinicum ⓘ Battle of Dara ⓘ Battle of Tricamarum ⓘ Gothic War ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
Iberian War ⓘ Siege of Rome (537–538) ⓘ Vandalic War in North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Vandalic War
|
| birthName |
Belisarius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Belisarius
|
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| closeAssociate |
Antonina
ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ Theodora ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine
|
| deathPlace |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| 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 armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
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 reconquests
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic reconquest
|
| portrayedIn |
Procopius’s "Secret History"
ⓘ
surface form:
Procopius' "Secret History"
History of the Wars by Procopius ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flavius Belisarius
subject surface form:
History of the Wars