10 14 defeated the bulgarian army and blinded15,000 prisoners of war. Except for one percent, he took their comrades home at a glance. Other Byzantine emperors blinded and disabled the enemy, so Vasily II was not the only one.
This is revenge for Basil II's fiasco in Bulgaria 28 years ago.
However, most people who were blind after the battle may have died 28 years ago.
However, this was the emperor's most notorious exploitation, defending the territory for his empire.
During almost the whole reign, including winter, he fought against neighboring countries and tried to gain glory and territory for the Byzantine Empire.
Basil II ruled for a long time from 976 to 1025.
He ascended the throne at the age of 18 and died 49 years later.
He conquered Greece, the Balkans, Syria, Mesopotamia, Italy and Bulgaria, doubling the territory of the Byzantine Empire.
This shows his personality. Basil II will wear the icon of the Virgin Mary in battle and be painted as a painting with a halo. But as an adult, he committed such atrocities, blinded the enemy and launched unnecessary wars.
Presumably, he felt the sacred protection and encouragement, made terrible acts, blinded thousands of young people and participated in many known wars in the world, because he wanted revenge and the authority of Byzantine territory and the earth.
In this miniature, Basil II is the crowned angel.
Pay attention to the halo on his head.
Basil II doesn't seem to be vain.
He didn't hold many luxurious parties, nor did he wear gorgeous jewelry and clothes.
Even the purple robe he is wearing is light.
He didn't lead a luxurious and decadent life.
Some people say that he lives a simple monk life. At the age of five, he and his younger brother Constantine became emperors together, but his mother lost control of the power center.
Queen Theofino, the wife of the late Roman emperor, was their regent and remarried Nikiforo II Focas.
Unfortunately, she got married and murdered him in his sleep.
General John I Ziminski exiled their mother to a monastery and acted as the guardian of the boys.
In 976, Ziminski died and Basil became emperor.
His brother Cecil was appointed as the co-emperor, but it was he who really ruled Basil II.
On April 22nd, 960, Basil II was crowned as co-emperor by his father Romano II.
He is witty, but he is serious at heart. I believe that he is religious.
He doesn't trust anyone.
So he was not loved by the people, but his successful rule made his people respect him and made his enemies fear him.
Vasily II was unmarried and childless, so all the territory he gained and the power to consolidate the Byzantine Empire were destroyed shortly after his death.
The emperor has withstood the test of rebellion of a nobleman named Badas Scholes for a long time, and then ensured his throne by balancing the power of temples and nobles.
Both organizations increase their power and wealth by seizing or buying land from farmers.
Basel tried to tax the poor's overdue tax bills.
This failed and was abandoned by the later emperor. In 978/979, the armies of Byzantine generals Badas Clairaux and Badas Focas clashed.
He further concentrated his power and allowed people from all provinces to pay him instead of serving in the army.
As the allies lent him elite troops, he was able to reduce the manpower of the army.
He used the tax to buy a new army that was more loyal to him, which helped him later.
In 986, Basil II was defeated by Bulgarians at a mountain pass called Trajan Gate.
The Bulgarian king continued to seize territory from Byzantium until Basil II retaliated eight years later.
Interestingly, although Basil showed no mercy to the Bulgarian army, he also showed no mercy to other Bulgarians, making them citizens and bringing their nobles into his power plan.
He also allowed Bulgarian churches to stand up, but lowered their bishops to archbishops.
The defeat of the Bulgarians and the blindness of the army dealt a fatal blow to King Samuel of Bulgaria, and the Byzantines defeated the Bulgarians in the Battle of Clayton on the Madrid skyline.
During Basil's departure from Bulgaria, there were two rebellions.
Basil visited Vladimir I of Kiev, and Vladimir I agreed to help him in exchange for marrying Basil's sister.
In return, Vladimir later accepted the baptism of saints and became a Christian. One way Vladimir can help is that he has 6,000 Viking soldiers. They have an army and a navy.
When basire defeated the rebels, he had a different fate for each of the three military commanders: hanging, stabbing and crossing.
He also waged war in Syria, and he was unaffected by the rule of * *.
The emperor himself entered the war in 995 and won.
He strangled the economy by restricting trade with the caliph.
After years of war, summer and winter, he returned to Greece for his empire.
Later, he added Plisca, Skopje, Dilahun and many other cities. Vasily II won the forum in Constantinople.
Basil continued his military action almost to his death.
He added Georgia, Iberia and Armenia to 102 1 and 1022.
He reorganized Italy and tried to force people to leave Sicily, their last western stronghold, but he died in102565438+February.
During the reign of Basil II, the empire almost doubled, from Crimea to Crete, from Messina Strait to Danube, to Aracis in the east, the Euphrates River (Mesopotamia) and the Orentes River. Above: A miniature depicting Byzantine Emperor Vasily II defeating Georgian King George I (George I of Abbas).
Skyline matrix, fol. 195v Source: Gong * * * Tian, Mark is an ancient writer.
He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and literature, and has worked as a newspaper writer and copywriter. He has long been interested in anthropology, mythology and ancient history.
His hobbies are writing and painting.