Count belisarius biography

6th-century Byzantine general

This article is about the general of the Byzantine Empire. For other uses, see Belisarius (disambiguation).

Belisarius^{[Note 3]} (Latin pronunciation:[bɛ.lɪˈsaː.ri.ʊs]; Greek: Βελισάριος; 501?^{[Note 4]} – March 565)^[2] was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I.

Belisarius 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. He is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history and the greatest of all Byzantine generals.^[3][4][5]

One of the defining features of Belisarius' career was his success despite varying levels of available resources.

He is frequently cited as being among the "Last of the Romans". He conquered the Vandal Kingdom of North Africa in the Vandalic War in nine months and conquered