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

Two years later, Belisarius attacked Rome and seized it from a group known as the Ostrogoths.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Count Belisarius sags from its weight of historical detail, as Graves's earlier novels did not.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cowardice was certainly not the chief characteristic of the centuries that produced emperors like Theodosius I. and Heraclius, prelates like Athanasius and Chrysostom, public servants like Belisarius and Priscus.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick