Belisarius

[bel-uh-sair-ee-uhs]

noun

1. a.d. 505?–565, general of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Belisarius

/ ˌbɛlɪˈsɑːrɪəs /

noun

1. ?505–565 _ad , Byzantine general under Justinian I. He recovered North Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians

Example Sentences

"At six years old," he records, "I remember to have read Belisarius, Robinson Crusoe and Philip Quarll."

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Patriotism and courage had almost disappeared, and, notwithstanding the rise of a Belisarius or a Narses, the level of public men was extremely depressed.

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Belisarius defended the castle against Totila, whose Gothic troops captured and held it for three years, after which it was taken by Narses.

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Ideal subjects were very rarely attempted by Hoppner, though a “Sleeping Venus,” “Belisarius,” “Jupiter and Io,” a “Bacchante” and “Cupid and Psyche” are mentioned among his works.

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So the Emperor sent first Belisarius, and then Narses, and long and bitter was the war which followed.

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