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Belisarius

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Bel·i·sar·i·us  (bl-sâr-s) 505?-565.
Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I who led campaigns against the barbarians in North Africa and Italy.
Belisarius [ˌbɛlɪˈsɑːrɪəs]
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(Biographies / Belisarius (?505-565) M, Byzantine, MILITARY: general) ?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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Noun1.Belisarius - Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians


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In the sixth Christian century lived Procopius, a Christian magistrate of Constantinople, in the days when Justinian was Emperor and Belisarius general.
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A mantle-piece, with two modern Sevres vases, a timepiece representing Cupid with his bent bow, a mirror with an engraving on each side -- one representing Homer carrying his guide, the other, Belisarius begging -- a grayish paper; red and black tapestry -- such was the appearance of Lord Wilmore's drawing-room.
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At about this period Mr Boffin had become profoundly interested in the fortunes of a great military leader known to him as Bully Sawyers, but perhaps better known to fame and easier of identification by the classical student, under the less Britannic name of Belisarius.
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