Count Belisarius

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Börm, Henning (2013). "Justinians Triumph und Belisars Erniedrigung. Überlegungen zum Verhältnis zwischen Kaiser und Militär im späten Römischen Reich". Chiron (in German). 42: 63–91. Written as a semi-historical account, Count Belisarius is perhaps better understood as a love ode to its protagonist, who always does the right thing . a b c Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt (1977). A genius for war: the German army and general staff, 1807–1945. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0133511146. OCLC 3088892. Belisarius was portrayed by Lang Jeffries in the 1968 German movie Kampf um Rom, directed by Robert Siodmak. The Belisarius series: six books by Eric Flint and David Drake (1998–2006). Science Fiction/Alternative History.

Belisarius as a character [ edit ] Sculpture [ edit ] Bust of Belisarius, 1785–91, Marble, J. Paul Getty VillaBarker, John W. (1966). Justinian and the later Roman Empire. University of Wisconsin Press. p.75. ISBN 978-0-299-03944-8 . Retrieved 28 November 2011. Although not quite the masterpiece that both of the Claudius novels are, Count Belisarius is a great read, and brings the period, the 6th century C.E. to vibrant life. The titular Count Belisarius is a devout Orthodox Christian general of the Eastern Roman empire during the reign of Justinian. The book, supposedly written by his wife's eunuch Eugenius, follows his campaigns in Rome and Northern Africa, chronicling the court intrigues and jealousies that prevent him from winning the glories that should have been his. Throughout, Belsarius remains a stoic Christian and loyal to the emperor who disdains him while envying his success. Charles River Editors (2014). Justinian the Great: The Life and Legacy of the Byzantine Emperor. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1503190375. {{ cite book}}: |last= has generic name ( help) It is not a masterpiece of characterisation, except as to Belisarius' wife Antonina, but the book holds up as still very readable, with notweworthy asides such as letters about elephants and other such diversions: In the 20th century Belisarius became featured in a number of works of fiction, including the military science fiction Belisarius series by David Drake and Eric Flint. [50] :280–281 A writer for Tor.com noted that "science fiction and fantasy are obsessed with retelling the story of Belisarius, when the mainstream world isn't particularly interested." [51]

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Heather, P. J. (Peter J.) (2018). Rome resurgent: war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199362745. OCLC 1007044617.In his early career, Belisarius participated in multiple Byzantine defeats. In the first battle where he held an independent command (together with Sittas, most likely a dual command) he suffered a clear defeat, [15] but he and Sittas were noted as successful raiders, plundering Persian territory, [12] for example, during the first invasion of Persarmenia of the war, taking place shortly before. [15] The next battle was fought at Tanurin (south of Nisbis [16]), where Belisarius played a leading role again. He fled with his troops after his colleagues were lured into a trap. His army was then defeated at Mindouos, but he was promoted shortly afterward, meaning he was not likely held responsible for the defeat. At first, he was likely a junior partner to some higher placed commander like Sittas, while at Thanurin there was no overall commander. Mindouos was probably the first battle in which he led the army entirely on his own. [15] The Emperor Justinian was determined to drive out the barbarian invaders holding the western provinces of the Roman Empire. The obstacles were enormous and after the disastrous fiasco of 467, and he needed someone to successfully lead the army in this new invasion. A young general from Thrace named Belisarius had just made a name for himself on the Eastern Front by defeating a Persian army nearly twice his size. Justinian felt he had found his man. e.g. Quinn, P.J. ,ed. , New Perspectives on Robert Graves, Susquehanna UP, 1999; Firla, I., ed., Robert Graves’s Historical Novels, Peter Lang, 2002; Firla, I. and Lindop, G., eds., Graves and the Goddess: Essays on Robert Graves’s The White Goddess, Susquehanna UP, 2003. See also the peer-reviewed journal of the Robert Graves Society, Gravesiana. Belisarius is generally held in extremely high regard among historians. [15] This is mostly because of the victories at Dara, Ad Decimum and Tricamarum. Little attention has been paid to his defeats in the east and at the Battle of Rome. Brogna puts him among the best commanders in history, [12] Hughes says of him that he remains behind Alexander the Great and Caesar, but not by much. Lest Darkness Fall: a 1939 alternative history novel by L. Sprague de Camp. Belisarius appears first as the Roman opponent of the time traveler Martin Padway who tries to spread modern science and inventions in Gothic Italy. Eventually, Belisarius becomes a general in Padway's army and secures Italy for him.

There's no shortage of research on show, but instead of providing insight, it weighs the book down. In his assessment of the commander, Hughes concludes that Belisarius' strategic abilities were unrivaled. [15] Character [ edit ]The successors of the old legions were highly organized, and their generals were well-trained in both tactics and strategy. The typical Byzantine general adapted his actions to meet his foes–whether Goth, Persian or, later, Arab–such as using horse archers against lancers, or lancers against horse archers where they could be trapped and ridden down. In that respect, at least, the new Romans resembled the earlier legionaries who fought according to plan and understood their enemy before engaging. When requesting reinforcement, Belisarius asked for barbarian horse archers, as he knew the Goths were unable to counter these. [15] Justinian was fighting wars on many fronts and the plague was devastating Constantinople for a second time; he was thus unable to provide even the equipment and money needed to re-equip and pay the forces already in Italy. Belisarius was, historically speaking, a bit beyond me. I knew the "golden ages" of Greece and Rome pretty well, even a lot of confused stuff about the Roman Republic, but affairs of the Constantinopolitan sixth century empire of Justinian, indeed the whole period between Constantine and the, shudder, Dark Ages were terra incognita. Graves' well-researched novel was therefore an introduction to the history of the period when the Empire attempted to regain the West. The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363–628 by Geoffrey Greatrex, Samuel N. C. Lieu, pp. 108–110 [ ISBNmissing]