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title: Belisarius
author: Eloquence
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/561/belisarius/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Belisarius
_Authored by Eloquence_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/561.jpg)
## Image Caption
Belisarius may be this bearded figure on the right of Emperor [Justinian I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Justinian_I/) in the [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) in the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, which celebrates the reconquest of [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) by the [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) army under the skillful leadership of Belisarius. The identification was mentioned in the *Soviet Military Encyclopedia* (1980).
## Cite This Work
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Eloquence. (2012, January 05). Belisarius. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Eloquence. "Belisarius." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 05, 2012. .
### MLA
Eloquence. "Belisarius." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jan 2012, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_von_San_Vitale_in_Ravenna_013.jpg) by [**Eloquence**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_von_San_Vitale_in_Ravenna_013.jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 05 January 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.