Belisarius, Byzantine General

Flavius Belisarius (Greek: Βελισάριος, ca. AD 500[1] – AD 565) was a general of the Byzantine Empire. He was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously.

One of the defining features of Belisarius' career was his success despite the little or no support he received from Justinian. He is also among a select group of men considered by historians to be the "Last of the Romans".

References

• The Secret History By Procopius GoogleBooks (chart), GoogleBooks (narrative)
• Alan Cameron. Duke University, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies The House of Anastasius. Columbia University, pp 259-276. June 1978. Page 270. Accessed 9 April 2020. https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/viewFile/7451/4919 page 17 of PDF. Antonina, wife of Belisarius, mother of Joannina.

Supposed to be the descendant whose name became Welser in German, although Belisario in Italian.

Carl Belisarius Waliser