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Belisarius

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Belisarius is a 1724 tragedy by the British writer William Phillips. It is based on the life of the Byzantine general Belisarius, sometimes dubbed the "Last of the Romans". The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Anthony Boheme as Belisarius, Lacy Ryan as Justinian I, Richard Diggs as Vitiges, Thomas Walker as Proclus, James Quin as Hermogenes, John Egleton as Macro, Anne Brett as Almira and Anne Parker as Valeria. References Bibliography Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.

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“For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.”
— As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.
“Nothing is more shameful than to fall in with the plans of the enemy.”
— Belisarius to his soldiers according to Procopius, Wars 6.23.33, tr. by Dewing, p. 75
“In warfare, it is the unexpected which is accustomed to govern the course of events.”
— Belisarius as recorded by Procopius, History of the Wars, Book III.xv.25–31

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Belisarius is a 1724 tragedy by the British writer William Phillips. It is based on the life of the Byzantine general Belisarius, sometimes dubbed the "Last of the Romans". The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Anthony Boheme as Belisarius, Lacy Ryan as Justinian I, Richard Diggs as Vitiges, Thomas Walker as Proclus, James Quin as Hermogenes, John Egleton as Macro, Anne Brett as Almira and Anne Parker as Valeria. References Bibliography Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750. CUP Archive, 1927.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named Belisarius: 6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of · genus of arachnids

Notable quotes

“For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.”
— As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.
“Nothing is more shameful than to fall in with the plans of the enemy.”
— Belisarius to his soldiers according to Procopius, Wars 6.23.33, tr. by Dewing, p. 75
“In warfare, it is the unexpected which is accustomed to govern the course of events.”
— Belisarius as recorded by Procopius, History of the Wars, Book III.xv.25–31

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.