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Conon was a Byzantine military leader during the reign of Justinian I. During the Siege of Rome he was sent to lead reinforcements to Belisarius. [1] Landing in Naples he and Paulus, another Byzantine military commander, led 3,000 Isaurians to Belisarius’ aid. [1] First they waited for other contingents' reinforcements to gather in Naples before moving on to Rome. [1] Later he was the leader of the garrison at Ancona. [1] When an army under Vacimus arrived at Ancona he deployed to face them in open battle but quickly retreated when seeing the full size of the enemy force. [1] The gates were already closed but the garrison could climb into the city using ropes. [1] The attackers had siege equipment ready and could immediately attempt to storm the city. [1] The attackers gained a foothold on the walls but Ultimuth, from Belisarius’ guards, and Gouboulgoudou, from Valerian's guard, drove the attackers out both suffering severe wounds. [1] Later Conon led the 1,000 strong garrison of Naples during the Siege of Naples. [1]
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| This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (September 2019) |
Conon was a Byzantine military leader during the reign of Justinian I. During the Siege of Rome he was sent to lead reinforcements to Belisarius. [1] Landing in Naples he and Paulus, another Byzantine military commander, led 3,000 Isaurians to Belisarius’ aid. [1] First they waited for other contingents' reinforcements to gather in Naples before moving on to Rome. [1] Later he was the leader of the garrison at Ancona. [1] When an army under Vacimus arrived at Ancona he deployed to face them in open battle but quickly retreated when seeing the full size of the enemy force. [1] The gates were already closed but the garrison could climb into the city using ropes. [1] The attackers had siege equipment ready and could immediately attempt to storm the city. [1] The attackers gained a foothold on the walls but Ultimuth, from Belisarius’ guards, and Gouboulgoudou, from Valerian's guard, drove the attackers out both suffering severe wounds. [1] Later Conon led the 1,000 strong garrison of Naples during the Siege of Naples. [1]