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Bleschames (Greek: Βλησχάμης) was a Persian military officer, who first served the Sasanian Empire and from 541 the Byzantine Empire. He is first mentioned in 541 as the head of the Sasanian garrison of the fortress Sisauranon, where he defected to the Byzantine army under Belisarius, who sent him and 800 Sasanian cavalrymen to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. However, he did not stay there for long, and was sent to Italy in order to fight the Ostrogothic Kingdom in the Gothic War, while some of his men were sent to fight under Artabazes. Nothing else is known of his life.

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  • Bleschames (Greek: Βλησχάμης) was a Persian military officer, who first served the Sasanian Empire and from 541 the Byzantine Empire. He is first mentioned in 541 as the head of the Sasanian garrison of the fortress Sisauranon, where he defected to the Byzantine army under Belisarius, who sent him and 800 Sasanian cavalrymen to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. However, he did not stay there for long, and was sent to Italy in order to fight the Ostrogothic Kingdom in the Gothic War, while some of his men were sent to fight under Artabazes. Nothing else is known of his life. (en)
  • Blescames (em grego: Βλεσχάμες; romaniz.: Bleschámes) foi um oficial sassânida do século VI, ativo no reinado do xá Cosroes I (r. 531–579). Segundo Procópio, era um persa reconhecido. Em 541, comandou a guarnição em Sisaurano e rendeu-se ao general bizantino Belisário, que enviou-o a Constantinopla ao lado de seus homens. Pouco depois, ele e seus homens foram enviados à Itália pelo imperador Justiniano (r. 527–565) para combater os godos e é possível que esteve entre as forças sob Artabazes próximo de Verona na primavera de 542. (pt)
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  • Byzantine Empire
  • Sasanian Empire(until 541)
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  • Persian mercenary unit in the Gothic War
  • Sassanian garrison ofSisauranon
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  • Lazic War * Siege of Sisauranon (541) Gothic War (535–554) (en)
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  • Persian mercenary unit in the Gothic War (en)
  • Sassanian garrison of Sisauranon (en)
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  • Bleschames (en)
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  • Bleschames (Greek: Βλησχάμης) was a Persian military officer, who first served the Sasanian Empire and from 541 the Byzantine Empire. He is first mentioned in 541 as the head of the Sasanian garrison of the fortress Sisauranon, where he defected to the Byzantine army under Belisarius, who sent him and 800 Sasanian cavalrymen to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. However, he did not stay there for long, and was sent to Italy in order to fight the Ostrogothic Kingdom in the Gothic War, while some of his men were sent to fight under Artabazes. Nothing else is known of his life. (en)
  • Blescames (em grego: Βλεσχάμες; romaniz.: Bleschámes) foi um oficial sassânida do século VI, ativo no reinado do xá Cosroes I (r. 531–579). Segundo Procópio, era um persa reconhecido. Em 541, comandou a guarnição em Sisaurano e rendeu-se ao general bizantino Belisário, que enviou-o a Constantinopla ao lado de seus homens. Pouco depois, ele e seus homens foram enviados à Itália pelo imperador Justiniano (r. 527–565) para combater os godos e é possível que esteve entre as forças sob Artabazes próximo de Verona na primavera de 542. (pt)
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  • Bleschames (en)
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