The Persians press on from Iberia to…

The Persians press on from Iberia to capture forts in eastern Lazica in 528.

Attempting to remedy the deficiencies revealed by these Persian successes, Justinian reorganizes the eastern armies by dividing the command of the magister militum of the East in two and appointing a separate magister militum of Armenia over the northern portion.

Procopius of Caesarea, Palestine-born and trained in law, serves Justinian’s general Belisarius as legal advisor from 527, accompanying him on his campaigns.

The most important Roman initiative on the southern front in 528 is Belisarius's expeditions to Thannuris, where he tries unsuccessfully to protect Roman workers, undertaking the construction of a fort right on the frontier.