Belisarius the Greatest General of Byzantine Empire Video

He became a Roman soldier as a young man, serving in the bodyguard of the Emperor Justin I. Following Justin's death in 527, the new Emperor, Justinian I, appointed Belisarius to command the Byzantine army in the east to deal with incursions from the Sassanid Empire. He quickly proved himself an able and effective commander, defeating the larger Sassanid army through superior generalship. In June 530 during the Iberian War, he led the Byzantines to a stunning victory over the Sassanids in the Battle of Dara, followed by a close defeat at the Battle of Callinicum on the Euphrates in 531. This led to the negotiation of an "Endless Peace" with the Persians and heavy tributes for years in exchange for a peace treaty.

In 532, he was the highest ranking military officer in the Imperial capital of Constantinople when the Nika riots (among factions of chariot racing fans) broke out in the city and nearly resulted in the overthrow of Justinian.

Against the Vandals - Against the Ostrogoths - Against Slavs and Bulgars under Zabergan crossed the Danube River .

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davesdatingtips: It's cool, you know of Belisarius Nevetheless, the Roman Empire in Marcus Aurelius' time and Justiian's-the soldiers were very different-Geek was the language-not Latin-the cavalry arm was the decisivearm, not the infantry, Nevrtheless, good shit-"Count Belisarius' by Rober Graves-great read-their is an argument that Belisarius was the greatest general EVER

Metalphor: I would love to create a memory with Belisarius as the main character or if not, as a side character with a main character who looks up to Belisarius. Word needs to get out more about him, he was incredible.... definitely one of the greatest generals of all time, and if what I know of him is true, a great man who was humble about his strength.

Author: tektamos; Uploaded: Nov 9, 2009; Duration: 5:47; Views: 239

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