Source: Procopius: History of the Wars (Vandalic War) & Corippus: Iohannis
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Solomon the Patrician 🇹🇷

Σολομών (Known as "General Solomon")
Byzantine Praetorian Prefect and Magister Militum of Africa
Born c. 490 AD 🇹🇷 Dara (Mesopotamia), Turkey
Passed Away 544 AD Cillium (Kasserine), Tunisia
Lifespan ~54 years old
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"His fortresses of stone guarded the frontiers of Africa until he fell upon his shield at Cillium."

Archival Overview

Byzantine governor and military commander under Emperor Justinian who reconquered and fortified North Africa, building the immense Byzantine citadel of Haïdra and fortresses of Kasserine.

Biographical Record

Solomon was an officer of Mesopotamian origin who accompanied Belisarius in the 533 AD reconquest of Carthage from the Vandals. Appointed Praetorian Prefect and supreme commander in Africa by Justinian, Solomon conducted energetic military campaigns to secure the province from the Aures to the Gulf of Gabes.

He was the master builder of Byzantine North Africa, erecting massive stone fortifications and walled citadels that still stand across Tunisia at Ammaedara (Haïdra), Sufetula (Sbeitla), and Thelepte. In 544 AD, he was defeated and killed in battle at Cillium (Kasserine) by a unified Berber army led by Antalas.

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Final Resting Place

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Cillium Byzantine Memorial Citadel
Kasserine (Cillium), Tunisia
GPS: 35.1667, 8.8333
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