The Bulgar-slayer
After beating the Bulgarians at Kleidion in 1014, Basil II is said to have blinded his 15,000 prisoners in groups of 100, leaving one man in each group one eye to lead the rest home. Modern historians think the numbers exaggerated.
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Basil II
958–1025 · Macedonian dynasty
Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty. Born at Constantinople. Died at Constantinople.
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Family
- Father
- Romanos II
- Mother
- Theophano
- Siblings (2)
- Konstantinos VIII 960
Anna Porphyrogenita 963
Related to
- Basil II was the 21× great-uncle of Victoria.
- Basil II was the 18× great-uncle of Louis XIV of France.