[Antoninus]

1,455 years ago this month, Justinian's great general Belisarius died. He would be followed by the emperor himself six months later.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, at least he didn’t go out the same way Sal Tessio did.

[treetopsandroofs]

I thought this was going to be about the guy Mark Harmon kicked off NCIS and then ruined the sbow.

[goldstategop]

It was always called the Roman Empire. Its western half disappeared in 476 but the eastern half would endure for a millennium.

[Shark24]

His military achievements were very impressive and deserve recognition just as Justinian’s rule also deserves “admiration”.

[Verginius Rufus]

There is a famous cartoon from the period of the American Revolution showing Belisarius as a beggar, with the motto Date obolum Bellisario ("Give a penny to Belisarius").