In Africa, he walked accidentally into the battle of Ad Decimum. [15] His ability to see an opportunity to gain the advantage and to take it contrasts positively with Gelimer's inactivity. As such, Hughes judges his generalship during that battle to be superior. Treadgold, Warren T. (1997). A history of the Byzantine state and society. Stanford University Press. p.246. ISBN 978-0-8047-2630-6 . Retrieved 12 October 2010. The novel is pacey and well written and contains all the intrigue and historical detail which work so well in I Claudius. The principal female characters of Antonina and Theodora, the clever and feisty wife of Justinian are also well drawn and add significantly to the story. a b Hodgkin, Thomas (2014). Italy and Her Invaders Volume V: The Imperial Restoration. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1502853707. The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363–628 by Geoffrey Greatrex, Samuel N. C. Lieu, pp. 108–110 [ ISBNmissing]

Parnell, David Alan (2023). Belisarius & Antonina: love and war in the age of Justinian. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197574706. While east, Belisarius was not only awarded a triumph but also made consul. [13] [18] :p.54 Mutiny [ edit ] When requesting reinforcement, Belisarius asked for barbarian horse archers, as he knew the Goths were unable to counter these. [15] Justinian was fighting wars on many fronts and the plague was devastating Constantinople for a second time; he was thus unable to provide even the equipment and money needed to re-equip and pay the forces already in Italy.

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Barker, John W. (1966). Justinian and the later Roman Empire. University of Wisconsin Press. p.75. ISBN 978-0-299-03944-8 . Retrieved 28 November 2011. On December 9, 536 AD, Byzantine Count Belisarius entered Rome through the Asinarian Gate at the head of 5,000 troops. At the same time, 4,000 Ostrogoths left the city through the Flaminian Gate and headed north to Ravenna, the capital of their Italian kingdom. For the first time since 476, when the Germanic king, Odoacer, had deposed the last Western Roman emperor and crowned himself ‘King of the Romans,’ the city of Rome was once more part of the Roman empire–albeit an empire whose capital had shifted east to Constantinople. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Martindale, John R., ed. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume III, AD 527–641. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p.182. ISBN 0-521-20160-8.

Readers may be disappointed to find little written about the celebrated BBC adaptation of Graves’s Claudius novels; in all other aspects, however, the scope of the work is comprehensive and impressive. In sum, I enjoyed this volume a great deal. It will be indispensable to students of Graves’s work, important to research on the classical tradition in the 20th century, and of considerable interest to even the most casual of Graves’s readers.Belisarius appears as the playable main protagonist in the Last Roman campaign DLC for Total War: Attila as well as the Historical Battle of Dara, The player receives missions of historical context. Starting at the beginning of the Vandal Wars, he leads the Roman Expedition to reconquer the West (North Africa, Italy, Gaul, Spain), officially for Justinian, but there's always the option to Declare Independence and turn Belisarius himself the Emperor of the West and what he conquers. Fighting continued all morning, the fiercest opposition allegedly coming from Naples’ Jewish population, who expected to face persecution under an intolerant Christian regime. In consequence, when resistance broke down, the angry Isaurian troops swept through the city slaughtering civilians. Belisarius had hoped to avoid such a massacre, but it did help him to avoid further bloodshed for some time thereafter. As word of Naples’ fate spread, several other Italian towns opened their gates to the Byzantines, and Pope Silverius sent word to Belisarius that he would be welcomed in Rome. Procopius on the struggle for Dara and Rome" in: War and Warfare in Late Antiquity: Current Perspectives (Late Antique Archaeology 8.1–8.2 2010–11) by Sarantis A. and Christie N. (2010–11) edd. (Brill, Leiden 2013), pp.599–630, ISBN 978-90-04-25257-8

Jacobsen, Barry (15 April 2017). "Belisarius at Daras, 530 AD: A Study in the Use of Interior Lines" . Retrieved 8 October 2019. Roman tactics defeat Persian pride" in Ancient Warfare edited by Jasper Oorthuys, Vol. II, Issue 1 (February 2008), pp. 36–40 Ancient Warfare magazine, Vol. IV, Issue 3 (Jun/Jul, 2010), was devoted to "Justinian's fireman: Belisarius and the Byzantine empire", with articles by Sidney Dean, Duncan B. Campbell, Ian Hughes, Ross Cowan, Raffaele D'Amato, and Christopher Lillington-Martin Carey, Brian Todd; Allfree, Joshua B.; Cairns, John (2012). Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527–1071. Casemate Publishers. p.210. ISBN 978-1-84884-916-7. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq Brogna, Anthony (2015). The Generalship of Belisarius. Hauraki Publishing.

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In 544, Belisarius was reappointed to hold command in Italy. [15] Before going to Italy, Belisarius had to recruit troops. When he finished his force numbered roughly 4,000 men. Justinian wasn't able to allocate significant resources, as most troops were still needed in the east and the plague had devastated the empire. In June 533, the army embarked from Constantinople. [15] [12] On the expedition alcohol was forbidden. [12] When on the way two drunken Huns killed another soldier, Belisarius had them executed to reinforce discipline. [12] [13] Such a cruel measure might have undermined his authority and given him the reputation of a cruel leader, but he prevented negative repercussions with a speech. [12] Belisarius had the staff-ships marked and lanterns put up so that they would always be visible. The use of signals kept the fleet organized and sailing close together, even at night, and was praised heavily by Procopius. [13]

The Belisarius series: six books by Eric Flint and David Drake (1998–2006). Science Fiction/Alternative History. Belisarius tried to keep his strategic rear secure, besieging, for example, Auximus so he could safely move on Ravenna. When he saw fit, he sometimes did operate with a force in his strategic rear, like at the siege of Ariminum, or when he planned to move on Rome without having taken Naples. In the east, he understood that the Persian garrison of Nisibis would be afraid to give the battle a second time after being defeated in the open earlier. Here too, Belisarius operated with a force in his strategic rear. As a result, many Byzantine soldiers defected or mutinied. The command of the troops in Italy was divided by Justinian to prevent any commander from becoming too powerful. Most of the time these commanders refused to work together as Justinian's plague made it dangerous to leave the base. Meanwhile, the Goths under the brilliant and energetic leadership of Ildibad and Totila went on the offensive and recaptured all of northern Italy and parts of the south. Apparently Totila considered the opportunity to win an easy victory greater than the risk of losing his force due to plague. As a result, they won many engagements against the uncoordinated Byzantines including the Battle of Treviso, the siege of Verona, the Battle of Faventia, the Battle of Mucellium and the siege of Naples. But by now they weren't powerful enough to capture Rome.The Archmagos Belisarius Cawl of Warhammer 40,000 also draws his namesake and inspiration from Belisarius. Shahid, Irfan (1995). Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Dumbarton Oaks. p.78. ISBN 978-0-88402-214-5. Belisarius [2] ( Latin pronunciation: [bɛ.lɪˈsaː.ri.ʊs]; Greek: Βελισάριος; c. 500 [Note 2] – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean territory belonging to the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century prior.