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Byzantine generalPoliticsc. 500–565

Belisarius

Byzantium's most successful general under Justinian I, he reconquered Vandal North Africa and Ostrogothic Italy, and crushed the Nika riots (532) with a massacre at the Hippodrome. Loyal to the emperor even under suspicion and humiliation, he ran a rigidly disciplined army.

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Right
Closest Ideology
Pan-Islamism
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Portrait: Belisarius
c. 500–565
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal18.8%
    Unitary81.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy23.8%
    Autocracy76.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security70%
    Liberty30%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation53.8%
    Multicultural46.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force73.8%
    Negotiation26.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention26.2%
    Interventionist73.8%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public42.5%
    Private57.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction66.2%
    Markets33.8%
  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism73.8%
    Free trade26.2%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular17.5%
    Religious82.5%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive21.2%
    Traditionalist78.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration51.2%
    Ecologist48.8%

What distinguishes Belisarius

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 33.7 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyBelisarius 24% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 4.9 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 61% State directionBelisarius 66% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.