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Sittas
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Also known as Sitta

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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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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