Sittas
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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.
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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
- Conflict
- Battle of Satala
- Military branch
- Byzantine army
- Military rank
- magister militum
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- date of death
- 0538-00-00
- date of birth
- 0500-00-00
- allegiance
- Byzantine Empire
- 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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