Italy, Bessas was apparently recalled to Constantinople. Bessas re-appears in 550, following the failure of a large Byzantine army under the magister militum...

Magister militum (Latin for "master of soldiers"; pl.: magistri militum) was a top-level military command used in the late Roman Empire, dating from the...

Onoguris, and the Persian siege of Phasis. In 555, he had replaced Bessas as the magister militum per Armeniam. Rogers, Clifford J.; DeVries, Kelly; France, John...

siege of Rome by the Ostrogoths. At the time, he held the position of magister militum per Illyricum, a post he may have been appointed to already in 536...

in Europe for naming years. Emperor Justinian I appoints Bessas commander (magister militum) of Armenia, and entrusts him with the war in Lazica (Georgia)...

After taking command, Bessas dispatched an army against the rebellious Abasgi tribe and proceeded to lay siege to Petra. While Bessas began the assault,...

gathered at Edessa and Samosata. It operated in three divisions under magister militum per Orientem Areobindus, strategos Patricius, and Hypatius. Hypatius...

Gubazes quarreled with Byzantine commanders Bessas, Martin, and Rusticus, complaining to emperor Justinian. Bessas was recalled, but Rusticus and his brother...

cousin Germanus. John was the nephew of Vitalian, consul for 520 and magister militum praesentalis of Emperor Justin I, who was assassinated, probably at...

consisted of 7,000 regulars and 1,000 Tzani, and were under command of the magister militum per Armeniam Dagisthaeus. The Roman archery was very efficient during...