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The rulers of neighbouring Croatia, Krešimir III and Gojslav, who were previously allies of Bulgaria, accepted Basil's supremacy to avoid the same fate as Bulgaria; [87] Basil warmly received their offers of vassalage and awarded them the honorary title of patrikios. [88] Croatia remained a tributary state to Basil until his death in 1025. [89]
Basil II of Bulgaria. Basil II (Bulgarian: Василий) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the mid 13th century. His name is known only from the medieval Book of Boril where he is listed as the second Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from Tarnovo, the capital of the Bulgarian Empire. [1][2] Basil II lead the ...
[70] [71] Basil II sent a large army to the town and appointed a new governor, Gregorios Taronites, [72] but he was powerless to stop the Bulgarian advance. By 989, the Bulgarian troops had penetrated deep into Byzantine territory, [73] and seized many fortresses, including such important cities as Veria and Servia.
Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto, an Italian sauce with olive oil and basil as its primary ingredients. Many national cuisines use fresh or dried basils in soups and other foods, such as to thicken soups. Basil is commonly steeped in cream or milk to create flavor in ice cream or chocolate truffles.
The First Bulgarian Empire (Church Slavonic: блъгарьско цѣсарьствиѥ, romanized:blŭgarĭsko tsěsarǐstvije; Bulgarian: Първо българско царство) was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by ...
The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria which began after the Bulgars conquered parts of the Balkan peninsula after 680 AD. The Byzantine and First Bulgarian Empire continued to clash over the next century with variable success, until the Bulgarians, led by Krum, inflicted a ...
Hristo Botev's "The Hanging of Vasil Levski" (1875) Monument to Levski in his native Karlovo In cities and villages across Bulgaria, Levski's contributions to the liberation movement are commemorated with numerous monuments, and many streets bear his name. Monuments to Levski also exist outside Bulgaria—in Belgrade, Serbia, Dimitrovgrad, Serbia, Parcani, Transnistria, Moldova, [83] Bucharest ...
Basil victorious in a wrestling match against a Bulgarian champion (far left), from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript. One story asserts that he had spent a part of his childhood in captivity in Bulgaria , where his family had, allegedly, been carried off as captives of the Khan Krum (r. 803–814) in 813.