Basil II
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basil-ii-179-7379297
title:
Basil II
text:
Basil II Porphyrogenitus, nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer, was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025. He and his brother Constantine VIII were crowned before their father Romanos II died in 963, but they were too young to rule. The throne thus went to two generals, Nikephoros Phokas (r. 963–969) and John Tzimiskes before Basil became senior emperor, though his influential great-uncle Basil Lekapenos remained as the de facto ruler until 985. His reign of 49 years and 11 months was the longest
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Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_II
date created:
2002-03-28T19:28:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:50:52Z
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