The love-hate relationship between Justinian and Belisarius

The emperor and his general were not as close as history makes it seem. As the emperor feared his popular general might take his place & didn’t always support him with supplies, money or reinforcements. After an assassination attempt, Belisarius gets accused of being involved and is stripped of all titles, before being forgiven 1 yr later. 

Later, Christians portrayed Belisarius as a beggar because of an ungrateful and pitiful emperor.