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Early life and rule (960–976)
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Sole emperor (976–1025)
142 related topics
Legacy
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Overview
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Key facts & relationships
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- Born
- 958 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
- Burial
- Church of St. John the Theologian, Constantinople
- Co-Emperors
- Constantine VIII (962–1025) · Nikephoros II Phokas (963–969) · John I Tzimiskes (969–976)
- Coronation
- 22 April 960
- Died
- 15 December 1025 (aged 66/67) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
- Dynasty
- Macedonian
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Overview
- Greek Greek language
- Romanized Romanization of Greek
- Byzantine emperor
- Constantine VIII
- Crowned Coronation of the Byzantine emperor
- Romanos II
- Nikephoros Phokas
- John Tzimiskes
- Basil Lekapenos
- De facto
- Roman emperor
- Byzantine Anatolian Byzantine Anatolia
- Bardas Skleros
- Bardas Phokas Bardas Phokas the Younger
- Byzantine Empire
- Complete subjugation Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Khazar Khaganate
- Crimea
- Series of successful campaigns Byzantine–Georgian wars
- Georgia Kingdom of Georgia
- Great land-owning families Dynatoi
- Anna Porphyrogenita
- Vladimir I of Kiev
- Varangian Guard
- Christianization of the Kievan Rus'
- Greek national hero Culture of Greece
- Bulgarians
- Anti-Fatimid uprising Revolt of Tyre (996–998)
Physical appearance and personality
Early life and rule (960–976)
- Porphyrogennetos
- Constantine VII
- Laconian Laconia
- Greek Greeks
- Theophano Theophano (born Anastaso)
- Sparta
- Hemlock Conium maculatum
- Leo the Deacon
- John Skylitzes
- Byzantine Senate
- Regent
- Parakoimomenos
- Joseph Bringas
- Illegitimate
- Eunuch
- Romanos I
- Megas baioulos
- Emirate of Crete
- Cilicia
- Syria Bilad al-Sham
- Aleppo
- Constantinople
- Polyeuctus Polyeuctus of Constantinople
- Patriarch of Constantinople
- Theodora Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII
Sole emperor (976–1025)
- Anatolia
- Skleros (979) Battle of Pankaleia
- Phokas (989) Rebellion of Bardas Phokas the Younger
- Georgians
- Tornikios Tornike Eristavi
- Tao Principality of Tao-Klarjeti
- Vladimir I Vladimir the Great
- Kiev Kievan Rus'
- Chersonesos Chersonesus
- Crimean Peninsula
- Franks
- Slavs
- Barbarians Barbarian
- Christianity
- Convert his people to Christianity Christianization of Kievan Rus'
- Grand Duchy of Moscow
- Third Rome
- Exchange of prisoners Arab–Byzantine prisoner exchanges
- Friday prayer
- Vizier
- Yaqub ibn Killis
- Al-Aziz Billah
- Manjutakin
- Damascus
- Sa'd al-Dawla Sa'd al-Dawla of Aleppo
- Hamdanid Emirate Hamdanid dynasty
- Doux Dux
- Antioch
- Michael Bourtzes
- Offensive Siege of Aleppo (994–995)
Legacy
- Middle Ages
- Hungarian Principality of Hungary
- Pecheneg
- South Slavs
- Macedonian Renaissance
- Classical Greek Classical Greece
- Christian art
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- University of Constantinople
- Cyrus the Great
- Artaxerxes Artaxerxes III
- Alexander the Great
- The Persians
- Aeschylus
- Medes
- Macedonian dynasty
- Battle of Manzikert
- Romanos IV
- Seljuk Empire
- Normans
- George Finlay
- Greek learning Education in ancient Greece
- Roman Ancient Rome
- Greek Ancient Greece
- John Julius Norwich
- Kostas Kyriazis Kostas Kyriazis?action=edit&redlink=1
- El Κώστας Κυριαζής
- Rosemary Sutcliff
- Blood Feud Blood Feud (novel)
- Penelope Delta
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Basil II
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related to Depictions in literature · 44
Basil II → Basil, Basil Basileus, Basil Bulgaroktonos, Basil's, Basils, Blood Feud, Bulgar-Slayer, Bulgarian, Bulgarians, Byzantine Empire, Chrysa Sakel, Delta's, Dragoumis, During, Greece, Greeks, Gustave Schlumberger, He, Heroes' Blood, In
related to Early life and rule (960–976) · 41
Basil II → Aleppo, Anna, April, August, Basil, Basil Lekapenos, Basil's, Bringas, Byzantine Senate, Cilicia, Constantine, Constantine VII, Constantine VIII, Constantinople, Crete, Deacon, Emirate, Emperor Romanos, He, Helena
related to Later life, death and burial · 35
Basil II → Armenia, At, Basil, Basil's, Byzantine, Byzantium, Caucasus, Church, Constantine, Constantine VIII, Constantinople, Danube, December, Empire, Evangelist, Hebdomon Palace, His, Holy Apostles, Hovhannes-Smbat, In
related to External links · 32
Basil II → Actual Problems, Archeologia, Art, Arte, Arts, Basileios II, Basilio II, Collection, Conference, December, History, III, ISBN, ISSN, Istituto Nazionale, Lorenzo, Materials, Media, Observations, Patron
related to Assessment · 21
Basil II → An, Anatolia, Balkan, Basil II's, Basil's, Bulgaria, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire's, Constantinople, Danubian, Europe, His, Hungarian, Middle Ages, Pecheneg, Phokas, Psellos, Skleros, South Slavs, The
related to Military policies · 21
Basil II → Asprakania, At, Basil, Bulgaria, Byzantine, Constantinople, East, He, Iberia, Isaac Komnenos, Justinian, Many, One, Paristrion, Phokas, Sirmium, The, This, Tzimiskes, Upper Media
related to Rebellions in Anatolia and alliance with Rus' · 21
Basil II → Anatolia, As, At, Bardas Phokas, Bardas Skleros, Basil, Basil Lekapenos, Byzantine Senate, David III Kuropalates, Georgians, Imperial, In, John, Lekapenos, Nikephoros II, Phokas, Skleros, Tao, The, Tornikios
Co-Emperors · 3
Basil II → Constantine VIII (962–1025), John I Tzimiskes (969–976), Nikephoros II Phokas (963–969)
Born · 1
Basil II → 958 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Burial · 1
Basil II → Church of St. John the Theologian, Constantinople
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Important terminology
basil byzantine ii basil's emperor empire constantinople reign romanos bulgaria army john military phokas later death byzantines nikephoros battle bulgarian
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil II | Born | 958 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Burial | Church of St. John the Theologian, Constantinople | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Co-Emperors | Constantine VIII (962–1025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Co-Emperors | Nikephoros II Phokas (963–969) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Co-Emperors | John I Tzimiskes (969–976) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Coronation | 22 April 960 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Died | 15 December 1025 (aged 66/67) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Dynasty | Macedonian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Father | Romanos II | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Greek | Βασίλειος | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Mother | Theophano | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Predecessor | Romanos II | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Reign | 15 March 963 – 15 December 1025 (alone from 10 January 976) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity[note 1] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Basil II | Successor | Constantine VIII | 1.00 | infobox |
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Nodes260
Edges259
Triples232
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007692
Components1
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