Belisuarius Continues his conquests

Isoroku295

Joined Jan 2009

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In the Past

Discussion Starter
• Mar 13, 2010

• #1

What if The emporer of Byzantium was to naybe not become so suspisious of his best General, and sent him on Conquests to reclaim the roman Empire and fight off its enemies and such, what would you assume would happen as a result?

 

Belisarius

Joined Jun 2006

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U.K.

• Mar 13, 2010

• #2

If you're going to take my name in vain, spell it right!

 

Isoroku295

Joined Jan 2009

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In the Past

Discussion Starter
• Mar 13, 2010

• #3

Belisarius said:

If you're going to take my name in vain, spell it right!

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lol sorry, I corrected myself on one of the threads but not sure which one lol. So whats your opinion on your military successes lol.

 

Labienus

Joined Jul 2009

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Montreal, Canada

• Mar 13, 2010

• #4

More Belisarius conquests or no, The Eastern Roman Empire was still going bankrupt because of Justinian's heavy spendings.

 

Salah

Joined Oct 2009

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Maryland

• Mar 13, 2010

• #5

Haven taken out the Vandals and the Ostrogoths, perhaps he would have moved against the Visigoths in Hispanica?

 

Isoroku295

Joined Jan 2009

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• Sep 10, 2010

• #6

mmmm, do you think he could have beat the Visigoths?

 

Linschoten

Joined Aug 2010

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Welsh Marches

• Sep 11, 2010

• #7

The Eastern Empire did in fact send a force to Spain, ostensibly to support an eventually succssful Visigothic claimant to the throne, Athanagild; but it kept its conquests for the Empire, establishing a Spanish province of uncertain extent. An account of this unfamiliar episode can be found in Bury's History of the Later Roman Empire, vol.2, p.286-288.

Justinian was pretty successful in spite of his distrust of Belisarius, but the Empire was already over-extended, and there would have been little point in trying to extend its conquests any further (even the Spanish episode was rather pointless).