Basil II
958 CE–1025 CE · Constantinople
Basil II ruled the Byzantine Empire from 976 to 1025, one of its longest and most successful reigns. After surviving revolts by powerful aristocrats early on, he led relentless campaigns that destroyed the First Bulgarian Empire, earning the epithet 'the Bulgar-Slayer.' He extended Byzantine frontiers in the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the East, bringing the empire to its greatest medieval extent and filling its treasury. He died in 1025, leaving the empire at a peak of power.
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Nikephoros II Phokas, John I Tzimiskes, Constantine IX Monomachos
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