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Basil was the first Byzantine emperor since Constans II (r. 641–668) to pursue an active policy to restore the Empire's power in the West. Basil allied with Holy Roman Emperor Louis II (r. 850–875) against the Arabs and sent a fleet of 139 ships to clear the Adriatic Sea of their raids.
Basil expanded Byzantine control over most of Armenia and his reign is widely considered as the apogee of medieval Byzantium. [77] Constantine VIII Κωνσταντῖνος: 15 December 1025 – 12 November 1028 (2 years, 10 months and 28 days) The second son of Romanos II, Constantine was born in 960 and raised to co-emperor on 30 March 962.
Although tradition attributed the "Byzantine Renaissance" to Basil I (867–886), initiator of the Macedonian dynasty, some later scholars have credited the reforms of Basil's predecessor, Michael III (842–867) and of the erudite Theoktistos (died 855). The latter in particular favoured culture at the court, and, with a careful financial ...
emperor of the Romans 842–867 AMORIAN DYNASTY: Eudokia Ingerina: Basil I emperor of the Romans 867–886: Maria: Romanos I Lekapenos emperor of the Romans 920–944: 1. Theophano Martinakia 2. Zoe Zaoutzaina 3. Eudokia Baïana 4. Zoe Karbonopsina: Leo VI the Wise emperor of the Romans 886–912: Stephen I Patriarch of Constantinople 886–893 ...
The Vita Basilii (Greek: Βίος Βασιλείου, romanized: Bios Basileiou, "Life of Basil") is an anonymous biography of the Emperor Basil I, the first Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty. It is the second work in the collection known as Theophanes Continuatus. [1]
Emperor Louis II's (pictured) 871 letter to Byzantine emperor Basil I showcased that the two emperors held significantly different ideas of what it meant to be Roman. One of the primary resources in regards to the problem of two emperors in the Carolingian period is a letter by Emperor Louis II.
Basil I of Constantinople, surnamed Scamandrenus or Skamandrenos (Greek: Βασίλειος Σκαμανδρηνός; died March 974), from the Skamandros Monastery, which he founded, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople [1] [2] from 970 to 974.
Basil II Porphyrogenitus (Greek: Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος Basíleios Porphyrogénnetos; [note 2] 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer (Greek: ὁ Βουλγαροκτόνος, ho Boulgaroktónos), [note 3] was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025.