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Narses Narses
Narses , c.478-c.573, Byzantine official and general, one of the eunuchs of the palace. He assisted in the suppression of the Nika riot (532) by bribing the Blues of the Circus (see Blues and Greens ) to return their allegiance to Justinian I . In 538 he was sent to Italy to cooperate with ... Read more
Belisarius Belisarius
Belisarius , c.505-565, Byzantine general under Justinian I . After helping to suppress (532) the dangerous Nika riot (see Blues and Greens ), he defeated (533-34) the Vandals of Africa, and captured their king. In 535 he was given command of the expedition to recover Italy from the Ostrogoths. He... Read more
Michael Psellus Michael Psellus
PSELLUS, MICHAEL (BAPTIZED CONSTANTINE) (b. near Constantinople, 1018; d. Constantinople April/May 1078) philosophy, transmission of knowledge. Born in a western suburb of Constantinople near the monastery of Narses,1 psellus belonged to an aristocratic but impoverished family originally from... Read more
Justinian I Justinian I
Justinian I , 483-565, Byzantine emperor (527-65), nephew and successor of Justin I . He was responsible for much imperial policy during his uncle's reign. Soon after becoming emperor, Justinian instituted major administrative changes and tried to increase state revenues at the expense of his... Read more
eunuch eunuch
eunuch [Gr.,=keeper of the couch], castrated human male, particularly a chamberlain of a harem in Asia. The custom of employing eunuchs as servants in wealthy or royal households is very ancient; it reached its epitome at the court of Constantinople under the Byzantine emperors, from whom the... Read more
Armenian literature Armenian literature
Armenian literature The Armenian Church fostered literature, and the principal early works are religious or hagiographical, most of them translations. The first major Armenian literary work is a 5th cent. translation of the Bible; its language became the standard of classical Armenian. Early... Read more

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