Basil II
958 – 1025 Byzantine emperor
Byzantine emperor who brought the empire to a late medieval peak.
- Religion
- Orthodox Christian
- Affiliations
- Macedonian dynasty
Basil II ruled for nearly half a century and expanded Byzantine territory in the Balkans and the east. His long war against the Bulgarians earned him the later nickname the Bulgar-Slayer. He left the empire militarily strong and its treasury full at his death.
In the timeline
- 988 Varangian Guard formed for the Byzantine emperor mentioned
- 1025 Basil II brings the empire to its medieval peak central figure