Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I who led campaigns against the Vandals in North Africa and the Ostrogoths in Italy.
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- noun Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians
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Examples
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Belisarius is his subject; and we ourselves, whose birth is not inferior to your own, are not ashamed of our obedience to the Roman emperor.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Belisarius from the Persian to the Italian war revealed the extent of his personal merit, which had corrected or supplied the want of discipline and courage.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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If the war could be achieved by the presence of Belisarius alone, your wishes are satisfied; Belisarius is in the midst of Italy.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Belisarius is a Sclavonic word, Beli-tzar, the White Prince, and that the place of his birth was a village of Illvria, which still bears the name of Germany. —
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Him I had never injured either by word or deed: yet he has sent against me, I know not from whence, a certain Belisarius, who has cast me headlong from the throne into his abyss of misery.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Justinian perhaps dreaded that the affection of the emperor for his former favourite might recall Belisarius into public life, and effect a change in the cabinet.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Various
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Or maybe "Belisarius" found his cult status a bit too expensive on the bottom line to maintain.
O'BSERVATIONS: THE "NCIS" FINALE Toby O'B 2005
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After this visit I went to M. Gérard's, already famous for his pictures, "Belisarius" and "Psyche."
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Marmontel (1728-1799) is distinguished as the writer of "Belisarius," a philosophical romance, "Moral Tales," and "Elements of Literature."
Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853
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Dined yesterday with Lord Stanhope; Murray the bookseller (who published 'Belisarius'), Wilkie the painter, and Lord Strangford; nobody else of note.
The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829
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