Book review - "Belisarius: The Last Roman General" by Ian Hughes

I really enjoyed Hughes books on Valens/Valentinian and Aetius, but found this less satisfactory. Its done with customary style and skill, with plenty of pictures and maps and an easy to read style, but found it hard going at times - maybe because so many of Belisarius' campaigns dragged on and on (eg Italy), his personal life was so sordid (constantly cuckolded by his wife), all the battles he fought were ultimately pointless... I think it was the character rather than Hughes' treatment. Maybe it's also because to me the Byzantine Era feels so foreign whereas the Western Roman Empire doesn't - prejudice, I know, but can't be helped.