What is "narses"

Narses (also sometimes written Nerses; ; ; 478–573) was, with Belisarius, one of the great generals in the service of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Roman reconquest that took place during Justinian's reign. A Romanized Armenian, Narses spent most of his life as an important eunuch in the palace of the emperors in Constantinople.

Narses ( Narsês) may refer to:

• Narseh, a Sassanid King of Persia
• Narses (478-573), a general under the Emperor Justinian I who led the reconquest of Italy
• Narses (general under Maurice), a general under the Emperor Maurice at the end of the sixth century
• Narsieh, son of Prince Pirooz and grandson of Yazdgerd III, the last king of the Sassanid empire
• Nerse of Iberia, or Nerses of Iberia, 8th-century Georgian prince

Narses was a Byzantine general of Armenian ancestry active during the reigns of the emperors Maurice and Phocas in the late sixth and early seventh centuries. He commanded the army in Mesopotamia under Maurice; when Phocas overthrew Maurice and seized the throne, Narses refused to recognize the usurper. Besieged by Phocas' troops in the city of Edessa, Narses called for the Persian emperor Khosrau II to aid him and was rescued by the Persian forces. He attempted to salvage the situation with a diplomatic mission but was burned alive in Constantinople by Phocas' government after having been promised safety.