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Coronation of Basil as co-emperor, from the Madrid Skylitzes Coin of Nikephoros II (left) and Basil II (right) Basil II was born in 958. [ 3 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He was a porphyrogennetos ("born into the purple"), as were his father Romanos II [ 16 ] and his grandfather Constantine VII ; [ 17 ] this was the appellation used for children who were ...
They were in Byzantine service from as early as 874. The Guard was first formally constituted under Emperor Basil II in 988, following the Christianization of Kievan Rus' by Vladimir I of Kiev. Vladimir, who had recently usurped power in Kiev with an army of Varangian warriors, sent 6,000 men to Basil as part of a military assistance agreement.
August 17 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan: Emperor Basil II leads a Byzantine expeditionary force (30,000 men) against the Bulgarians to capture the fortress city of Sredets. After a siege of 20 days, Basil is forced to retreat from the Sofia Valley towards the town of Ihtiman (through a passage known as the Gate of Trajan).
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
The Byzantine emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025). Nikephoros Ouranos was one of his closest and most trusted collaborators. Very little is known of Ouranos's origin, his early years, or his family, and the chronicles represent him very much as a "new man".
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Fall – Emperor Basil II, supported by a contingent of 6,000 Varangians (the future Varangian Guard), organizes the defences of Constantinople to meet a threat from the insurgents, Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros. Basil crosses the Bosphorus, and leads a surprise attack on the rebel camp of Kalokyros Delphinas, at Chrysopolis.
[18] [21] After the capture of Serdica, which was a strategic fortress between the northeastern and southwestern Bulgarian lands, [21] Basil II intended to continue his campaign towards Samuil's main strongholds in Bulgaria. [22] On his way to Serdica Basil II left a strong company under Leon Melissenos to guard the rear of the Byzantine army. [22]