Belisarius

American  

[bel-uh-sair-ee-uhs] / ˌbɛl əˈsɛər i əs /

noun

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

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Belisarius British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

From there, Justinian dispatched Belisarius and his force to Italy to seize it from the Ostrogoths.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2014

During one political crisis, Theodora even confiscated the property of the general Belisarius.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

There, Byzantine conqueror Belisarius paused on his way to Rome in 536; the Benedictine Order was founded in 529.*

From Time Magazine Archive

By this gate, known as the Porta Asinaria, from the family of the Asinarii, Belisarius entered Rome in 505, and Totila, through the treachery of the Isaurian Guard, in 546.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.