# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bessas
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:38:30.239Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bessas"
name: "Bessas"
slug: "bessas"
description: "Bessas was an Eastern Roman general of Gothic origin from Thrace, primarily known for his career in the wars of Justinian I. He distinguished himself against the Sassanid Persians in the Iberian War and under the command of Belisarius in the Gothic War, but after Belisarius's departure from Italy he failed to confront the resurgent Goths and was largely responsible for the loss of Rome in 546. Returning east in disgrace, despite his advanced age he was appointed as commander in the Lazic War. There he redeemed himself with the recapture of Petra, but his subsequent idleness led Justinian to dismiss him and exile him to Abasgia."
tagline: "Byzantine general"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "470"
deathDate: "501"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.18
  momentum:             11.45078915285512
  historical:           10.29093066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessas"
    title: "Bessas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besses_(mestre_dels_soldats)"
    title: "Besses (mestre dels soldats)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Βέσσας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessas_(magister_militum)"
    title: "Bessas (magister militum)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besas"
    title: "Besas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B3_(%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C)"
    title: "بساس (نظامی بیزانسی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessas_(g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral)"
    title: "Bessas (général)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessa_(generale)"
    title: "Bessa (generale)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%B5%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ベッサス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90"
    title: "ბესა"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessas_(general)"
    title: "Bessas (general)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besas"
    title: "Besas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13629418"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump