King Vasil II

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:alliance With the Kievan Rus
gptkbp:birthYear 958
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:children gptkb:Constantine_IX_Monomachos
gptkbp:court Lavish_court_ceremonies
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Literature and arts patronage
Incorporation_of_Bulgarian_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Byzantine_culture
Influence_on_Slavic_nations
gptkbp:deathYear 1025
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
gptkbp:economicActivity Tax reforms
gptkbp:father gptkb:Romanos_II
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Byzantine_Empire_era
gptkbp:historicalEvent Conquest_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:historicalFigures Contemporary_with_other_Byzantine_emperors
gptkbp:historicalImpact Expansion of the empire
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Considered one of the greatest Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:The_Alexiad
Middle Ages
Various interpretations by historians.
Chronicled_by_Byzantine_historians
Brutality_against_Bulgarians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Records_in_Byzantine_archives
Celebrated_in_Byzantine_history
Strengthened_the_Byzantine_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Vasil II
gptkbp:knownFor Consolidation_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:languageSpoken Greek
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_later_Byzantine_rulers
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Bulgarian_Wars
General
Siege warfare
Use of cavalry
Led successful campaigns against enemies
gptkbp:mother Theophano
gptkbp:nickname Boulgaroktonos
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kleidion
gptkbp:patronage Church_and_monasteries
gptkbp:politicalPosition Marriages into noble families
gptkbp:portrait Depicted_in_Byzantine_art
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Basil_I
gptkbp:reform Administrative reforms
gptkbp:reign 1025
976
gptkbp:religion Support_for_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:reputation Tactician
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of 1014