Belisarius (Justinian Byzantine/Roman Empire)
Flavius Belisarius
526 CE - Sasanid Empire battling Eastern Roman Empire over the Kingdom of Kartli (Georgia) in Caucasus
530 CE - Dara, Southern Anatolia, Belisarius led forces of Eastern Roman against Sasanid Empire.
50.000 sasanid battling 25.000 romans, sasanid were pushed back
531 CE - Calinicum, Northern Syria, Sasanid army clashes with Eastern Roman army
Both army suffer great losses, the battle end in stalemate
532 CE - Eastern roman propose peace and sent war reparations to Sasanid
532 CE - Nika Riot erupted in Constantinople caused by high taxes following Roman-Sasanid war.
Rioters besieged the palace and destroyed Hagia Sophia.
Belisarius led imperial troops securing the capital and killed 30.000 rioters in the Hippodrome.
Hypathius, pretender of Empire's throne was executed.
533 CE - Belisarius led Roman armada to recapture Carthage from Germanic Vandal Kingdom.
Vandals were defeated and carthage recaptured by the Eastern romans.
The local berber population in north africa revolted against the new roman conqueror
535 CE - Belisarius then led expedition to recapture Italy from Germanic Ostrogoth Kingdom.
Eastern Roman army landed on Sicily and began the re-conquest from the southern italy
536 CE - Roman citizen overthrow the Ostrogoth rule in te city, the Pope and rome inhabitants welcomed Belisarius & his army
537 CE - Ostrogoth Forces led by King Vitiges besieging Rome in an attempt to retook the city.
Pope Silverius was deposed by Belisarius for allegedly conspiring with the Ostrogoth, Vigilius was appointed as Pope.
But the outnumbered romans held the city firmly.
538 CE - Mediolanum (Milan) was captured by the romans, but allied Ostrogoth & Franks army besieged the city,
539 CE - Roman army was defeated,and mediolanum fell to the ostrogoth & franks.
540 CE - Belisarius besiege Ostrogoth capital of Ravenna, King Vitiges of Ostrogoth was captured.
542 CE - Belisarius battling the Sasanid over the area of Syria, Sasanid advancement was halted.
544 CE - Belisarius returned to Italy and try to recapture Rome previously recaptured by the Ostrogoth under Totila.
The reconquer of Italy was continued by Roman Eunuch Narses.
559 CE - Bulgars & slav ally under Khan Zabergan crossed Danube and marching to Constantinople.
Belisarius was recalled from his retirement
Belisarius led outnumbered roman army battling the Bulgars.
Bulgars & slav ally were defeated by the Romans and retreated from Danube.
562 CE - Belisarius was charged for corruption & imprisoned.
a year later, the Emperor Justinian pardoned
565 CE - Belisarius died in march, while Emperor Justinian I died in November
Germanic Lombards overrun italy and defeated Eastern Roman Army led by Narses