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Since this article actually discusses the lives of both Byzantine Narseses, I suggest breaking it up. This article could be turned into a disambig. page redirecting toNarseh of Persia, and articles with names along the lines ofNarses (general under Justinian) andNarses (general under Maurice). What say you all? --Jfruh 20:22, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
OK, upon review, the vast majority of articles that linked to Narses refer either to the main guy profiled here (the eunuch general) or to the Sassanian kingNarseh (I fixed links to the latter). There are no wikilinks that refer to the second fellow. I'll make aNarses (general under Maurice) page and link to it from the appropriate spots. There is one wikilink to aSaint Narses; I'll make a stub page for him. Finally, I'll make aNarses (disambiguation) page.
This article sounds like it has been patched up once too often. After describing in detail (and third grade English) how Narses defused the Nika rebellion, it tells us again several pages later that Narses helped quash the rebellion. On the other hand, it leaves out a crucial bit of information that I would be curious to know: how did a man with both ability and impressive ancestry wind up in Constantinople as a castrated slave? Could the pedigree have been fake?76.122.75.89 (talk)02:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I would think that Narses was probably captured by some wars between one of Justinian's predecessors and the Persians/Armenians. However, I cannot confirm this, as sources to Narses' life is relatively limited, seeing that history seems to have ignored him mostly. --Benedict of Constantinople (talk)07:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Procopius mentions in the Wars vol I that Narses lead a Persian army in victory against a Roman army, this was during Justinus reign, if i recall correctly. At some later unspecified point in time, Narses changed sides, and fought with the Romans instead.83.250.233.248 (talk)17:47, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"But when a second inroad had been made by the Romans into Armenia, Narses and Aratius unexpectedly confronted them and engaged in battle. These men not long after this came to the Romans as deserters, and made the expedition to Italy with Belisarius; but on the present occasion they joined battle with the forces of Belisarius and Sittas and gained the advantage over them." -Procopius, H.B. Dewing trans., History of the Wars, Vol 1, page 101.— Precedingunsigned comment added by111.193.170.95 (talk)05:28, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Treadgold's identification is one of several proposed. AFAIK traditionally this man has been identified with Narses. Anyhow, most of these identifications are conjectural. IIRC there has even been a suggestion that the mosaic was actually made duringTheodoric the Great's rule. I've added a caption to make clear that this is apossible andtraditional identification, not a certain one.Constantine ✍17:44, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Barosaurus Lentus, I don't know wtf is Warren T. Treadgold, but I know exactly that Vitalian was born in 573, and was a 10 years older than Justinian. John's father was not very much older of him so John (or John The Bloody) was not older than Justinian, while the man which stands near to emperor is . So I don't think that it could be John The Bloody anyway, as well as John the Cappodocian because he already was replaced in 538 while mosiac was created somewere betweeen 541-547.
We can't say exactly who are this people on mosaic, we only Justinia Theodora and Maximian, while we see other portraits made from real persons, but who are they no one can say exactly, so even the theory of indentifiing bearded man with Belisarius is traditional as well as Narses theory(vahan.hovh) 2:14, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
The man depicted has definite beard growth indicated - compare to the smooth cheeked young man far to the left of Justinian in the mosaic - and possibly incipient male-pattern baldness, his hair though disguised by combing forward is receding. Both these features would be unlikely in a eunuch such as Narses was.Urselius (talk)11:34, 13 February 2015 (UTC). If castrated post puberty beards are still possible - and we don't know how or when he became a eunuch[reply]
Change the name Byzantine Empire to Roman Empire or Eastern Roman Empire
The term Byzantine Empire is invented by later historians. Rome holds immense cultural value in western consciousness and the use of the term Byzantine to refer the Roman Empire is misleading and causes many people not to Realise that it is the same political entity.
The term Byzantine is useful to refer to the later Eastern Roman Empire as it formed more Greek And orthodox christian identity. The Empire during Justinian’s reign was still very Roman and there hadnt been any drastic cultural or political change that merits the use of new name in the 5th-8th centuries.Huagdiwansui (talk)15:36, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
