ely ▁based ▁Bel ▁Rio se ▁on ▁F la vi us ▁Bel is arius , ▁a ▁great ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁during ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁AD . ▁Like ▁Rio se , ▁Bel is arius ▁served ▁a ▁strong ▁em peror , ▁Justin ian ▁the ▁Great , ▁in ▁an ▁emp ire ▁that ▁had ▁decl ined ▁from ▁its ▁peak ▁( Bel is arius ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁along ▁with ▁Justin ian , ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans ", ▁i . e ., ▁imperial s ); ▁helped ▁it ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁lost ▁territory , ▁including ▁Rome ▁itself ; ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁back ▁on ▁bas eless ▁susp icion ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ang ling ▁for ▁the ▁Imperial ▁throne . ▁Un like ▁Rio se , ▁Bel is arius ▁was ▁not ▁executed ▁but ▁retired ▁( and , ▁according ▁to ▁un subst anti ated ▁legend , ▁was ▁blind ed ▁and ▁cast ▁out ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁as ▁a ▁begg ar ). ▁ ▁Bl iss ▁Bl issen ob ia rel la , ▁known ▁inform ally ▁as ▁Bl iss , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Ga ia . ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁Foundation ' s ▁Edge ▁to ▁esc ort ▁two ▁Foundation ▁men , ▁Gol an ▁Tre v ize ▁and ▁Jan ov ▁P elor at , ▁to ▁their ▁reception ▁on ▁planet ▁Ga ia . ▁Bl iss , ▁like ▁all ▁G ai ans , ▁has ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁aff inity ▁for ▁life ▁and ▁can ' t ▁bear ▁to ▁see ▁life ▁destroyed . ▁She