Belisarius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɛlɪˈsɛəɹi.əs/ /-ˈsɑːɹi.-/ /ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/ /-ˈsɑɹi.-/

Word forms

Belisarius Belisarios

Etymology

From Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).

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