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Sittas
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Also known as Sitta

Sittas (; died 538) was a Byzantine military commander during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). During the Iberian War against the Sassanid Empire, Sittas was given command of forces in Armenia, similar to the status of Belisarius in Mesopotamia. He won a victory over the Sassanids at the battle of Satala.

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Military person.name
Sittas
Military person.death_date
538
Military person.nickname
The military person of Byzantine Empire
Military person.allegiance
Byzantine Empire
Military person.rank
magister militum
Military person.battles
Iberian War : Battle of Satala

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Byzantine Empire
Place of death
Byzantine Armenia
Spouse
Comito
Child
Sophia
Occupation
military leader
Position held
magister militum
Military branch
Byzantine army
Military rank
magister militum
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date of death
0538-00-00
date of birth
0500-00-00
name in native language
Σίττας
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Sittas (; died 538) was a Byzantine military commander during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). During the Iberian War against the Sassanid Empire, Sittas was given command of forces in Armenia, similar to the status of Belisarius in Mesopotamia. He won a victory over the Sassanids at the battle of Satala.

==Biography== Sittas was the husband of Comito, the elder sister of the Empress Theodora, and possible father of the later empress Sophia.

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