Basil II

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
gptkbp:birthDate c. 958
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_St._John_the_Theologian,_Constantinople
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:coinDepiction depicted on Byzantine coins
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Hagia_Sophia,_Constantinople
22 April 960
gptkbp:deathDate 15 December 1025
gptkbp:defeatedBy gptkb:Bardas_Phokas
gptkb:Bardas_Skleros
gptkb:Samuel_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Romanos_II
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Basil_II_Porphyrogenitus
gptkbp:house gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basil II
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Syria
Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Theophano
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Bulgar_Slayer
gptkbp:notableFor administrative reforms
strengthening imperial authority
military campaigns in the Balkans
conquest of Bulgaria
expansion of the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:church
arts
monasteries
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
gptkbp:reignEnd 15 December 1025
gptkbp:reignStart 10 January 976
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Basil_II_Psalter
gptkb:Skylitzes_Chronicle
gptkb:Theophanes_Continuatus
numerous historical studies
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:usedVarangianGuard true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4