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 Ancon.[1] When an army under Vacimus arrived at Ancon 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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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Hughes, Ian (2009). Belisarius: the last Roman general. Yardley, Pa.: Westholme. ISBN 9781594160851. OCLC 294885267. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/294885267.
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