Biography of Mundus -

Mundus (died 536) was a Byzantine general during
the reign of Justinian I. 

Nothing is known of early life, except that he was
originally a Gepid mercenary. He was appointed
magister militum of the troops in Illyria and the
Danube frontier in 530, and was responsible for
repelling an invasion of the Balkans by the Slavs
and Bulgars. In 531 he accompanied Belisarius to
the eastern frontier to fight the Sassanids, and
briefly took command when Belisarius fought the
Persians to a draw at the Battle of Callinicum.

In 532 he had been called back to Constantinople
for unknown reasons, and happened to be in the
city with a force of Heruli mercenaries during the
Nika riots. He remained loyal to Justinian and,
along with Belisarius, was responsible for the
massacre of the supporters of Hypatius in the
Hippodrome of Constantinople|Hippodrome. 

In 535 he led his troops from Illyria into
Dalmatia to fight the Ostrogoths while Belisarius
invaded Ostrogothic Italy by sea. He captured
Salona but was killed in battle in 536.

==See also==
Mundus (Devil May Cry)|Mundus, a character  in the
video game Devil May Cry

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