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To: Antoninus

As to the great general Belisarius mentioned in the article, after his fall the expression in Rome was “Even Belisarius begs for his bread”.


3 posted on 02/26/2021 9:40:43 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Williams
As to the great general Belisarius mentioned in the article, after his fall the expression in Rome was “Even Belisarius begs for his bread”.

I'm pretty sure that story is legendary, not historical. It has its genesis in the 18th century.
4 posted on 02/26/2021 12:30:15 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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