After Justinian recovered from the plague and Theodora learned that Belisarius had participated in a meeting of eastern generals to protect the army's right to choose the next emperor, she took revenge. Belisarius was accused of keeping spoils from the African campaign, stripped of his command, his household disbanded, and his treasure confiscated — spending nearly a year in undeserved disgrace before a fully recovered Justinian pardoned him.
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Episode 8 (1 mention)
After Justinian recovered from the plague and Theodora learned that Belisarius had participated in a meeting of eastern generals to protect the army's right to choose the next emperor, she took revenge. Belisarius was accused of keeping spoils from the African campaign, stripped of his command, his household disbanded, and his treasure confiscated — spending nearly a year in undeserved disgrace before a fully recovered Justinian pardoned him.
“humiliated, and spent almost a year in an undeserved disgrace. There is no greater testament”
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