Narses Նարսես | |
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 Man traditionally identified as Narses,[according to whom?] from the mosaic depicting Justinian and his entourage in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. | |
| Native name | |
| Born | 478 or 480 |
| Died | 566 or 573 (aged 86/95) |
| Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
| Service | Byzantine Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Nika Rebellion |
Narses (also sometimes written Nerses; Latin pronunciation: [ˈnarseːs]; Armenian: Նարսես;[citation needed] Greek: Ναρσής; 478–573) was, with Belisarius, one of the great generals in the service of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Roman reconquest that took place during Justinian's reign. Narses was a Romanized Armenian.[1] He spent most of his life as an important eunuch in the palace of the emperors in Constantinople.
- ^ The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 14: Late Antiquity, p. 534 (2007). "The new Byzantine commander there [Italy], the Armenian eunuch Narses, proved a match for the daring Totila..."