Person958–1025
Basil II
Byzantine emperor (976–1025), “the Bulgar-Slayer”: he crushed the aristocratic revolts with Rus’ help, gave his sister Anna in marriage to Vladimir of Kiev and conquered Bulgaria by 1018.
- Dates
- 958 – 15 December 1025
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia, Eastern Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000), Eastern Europe and Rus’ before the Baptism (1st–10th c.)
Events
- Battle of the Gates of Trajan17 August 986 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Vladimir’s siege of Chersonesus (Korsun)between 988 and 989 · Eastern Europe
Often together with
Byzantine EmpireAnna PorphyrogenitaFirst Bulgarian EmpireKievan Rus’Samuel of BulgariaVladimir the Great