MILITARY PERSONNEL

Belisarius

505 - 565

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Belisarius (Latin pronunciation: [bɛ.lɪˈsaː.ri.ʊs]; Greek: Βελισάριος; c. 500 – March 565) 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 in Byzantium. 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Belisarius is the 24th most popular military personnel (up from 34th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Military Personnel.

Belisarius was a general in the Byzantine army and is most famous for his victories against the Vandals, Goths, and Persians.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Belisarius ranks 24 out of 2,058. Before him are Spartacus, Vasily Zaitsev, Romulus Augustulus, Flavius Aetius, Jochi, and Simo Häyhä. After him are William Wallace, Themistocles, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Cao Cao, and Erich von Manstein.

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Among people born in 505, Belisarius ranks 1. After him are Pope Pelagius I, Varāhamihira, Jacob Baradaeus, Germanus, and Hesychius of Miletus. Among people deceased in 565, Belisarius ranks 2. Before him is Justinian I. After him are Antonina, Peter the Patrician, and Samson of Dol.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Belisarius ranks 3 out of 415. Before him are Aesop (-620), and Flavius Aetius (390). After him are Ahmed III (1673), Elias Canetti (1905), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), and Boris III of Bulgaria (1894).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Bulgaria

Among military personnels born in Bulgaria, Belisarius ranks 2. Before him are Flavius Aetius (390). After him are Bonifacius (350), Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758), Vitalian (500), Fakhri Pasha (1868), Macrianus Major (250), Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807), Nikola Ivanov (1861), and Stefan Toshev (1859).

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