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  1  2,5 |        three famous “Cappadocians,” Basil the Great, his friend Gregory
  2  2,5 |           Nyssa, younger brother of Basil. Important cultural centers
  3  2,5 |          century.~ The Cappadocians Basil the Great and Gregory of
  4  2,5 |        about the early education of Basil’s younger brother, Gregory
  5  2,5 |        pupils were John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, and Gregory of
  6  5,3 |              after the accession of Basil the Macedonian, a change
  7  5,8 |             the new court favorite, Basil, the future founder of the
  8  5,8 |       Bardas’ death Michael adopted Basil and crowned him with the
  9  5,8 |             little over a year, for Basil, suspecting that Michael
 10  5,8 |            one of the court feasts. Basil then became the sole ruler
 11  5,8 |     Alexandria, Job of Antioch, and Basil of Jerusalem.~ In summary:
 12  5,8 |           changed. The new Emperor, Basil I, began his reign by deposing
 13  6   |             of the death of Emperor Basil II; the second, the brief
 14  6   |       highest point in the reign of Basil II, In his time the separatist
 15  6   |         when the powerful figure of Basil II disappeared from the
 16  6,1 |            Macedonian extraction of Basil I, and Armenian sources
 17  6,1 |             scholars still consider Basil an Armenian, and still others,
 18  6,1 |       majority of scholars consider Basil an Armenian who had settled
 19  6,1 |           be correct to assume that Basil was of mixed Armeno-Slavonic
 20  6,1 |             made a special study of Basil’s time, his family might
 21  6,1 |       succeeded in determining that Basil was born in the Macedonian
 22  6,1 |           city of Charioupolis.[3]~ Basil’s life previous to his election
 23  6,1 |            horses. Stories of young Basil reached Emperor Michael
 24  6,1 |      Theophano with two minor sons, Basil and Constantine. Theophano
 25  6,1 |             two sons of Romanus II, Basil II, surnamed Bulgaroctonus (
 26  6,1 | concentrated mainly in the hands of Basil II, under whom the Empire
 27  6,2 |           in the external policy of Basil I, the founder of the Macedonian
 28  6,2 |         local Christian population. Basil’s position then was very
 29  6,2 |             throughout the reign of Basil I, it did not take full
 30  6,2 |          territory, but also placed Basil face to face with the eastern
 31  6,2 |               Far more serious were Basil’s relations with the western
 32  6,2 |            was with this ruler that Basil I formed an alliance for
 33  6,2 |         toss was a turning point in Basil’s external policy. His plans
 34  6,2 |       Tarentum in southern Italy by Basil’s troops and their successful
 35  6,2 |            during the last years of Basil’s reign might be considered
 36  6,2 |         alliance against the Arabs, Basil attempted another alliance
 37  6,2 |             formation of this union Basil died. In spite of the loss
 38  6,2 |        campaigns against the Arabs, Basil increased somewhat the extent
 39  6,2 |           southern Italy. “The aged Basil,” said a recent student
 40  6,2 |            task. The Empire left by Basil was stronger and more imposing
 41  6,2 |             relations maintained by Basil with all his neighbors,
 42  6,2 |       Rambaud, “All the failures of Basil I were revenged; the road
 43  6,2 |         Phocas, John Tzimisces, and Basil II Bulgaroctonus — form
 44  6,2 |        successor of John Tzimisces, Basil II (976-1025), the general
 45  6,2 |   continuing Bulgarian war demanded Basil’s undivided attention. Yet
 46  6,2 |         Syria, at times unexpected, Basil frequently succeeded in
 47  6,2 |        During the remaining part of Basil’s reign there were no more
 48  6,2 |            were established between Basil and the Caliph Hakim, the
 49  6,2 |       undoubtedly greatly chagrined Basil as a Christian emperor.
 50  6,2 |            his Christian minister.~ Basil II did nothing, apparently,
 51  6,2 |             By the end of his reign Basil II had begun to plan an
 52  6,2 |          anarchy which set in after Basil’s death emboldened the Muslims
 53  6,2 |         which followed the death of Basil II, the efforts of John
 54  6,2 |         Phocas, John Tzimisces, and Basil II widened the eastern borders
 55  6,2 |           When news of this reached Basil I, shortly before his death,
 56  6,2 |            of friendship and union. Basil, in a letter, called Ashot
 57  6,2 |             the Seljuq Turks forced Basil II to assume personal leadership
 58  6,2 |          which the capital accorded Basil a triumphant reception,
 59  6,3 |      province.~ During the reign of Basil I peaceful relations were
 60  6,3 |         about his northern borders, Basil could pour all his forces
 61  6,3 |           long time the struggle of Basil II with Samuel went against
 62  6,3 |         fortune begin to smile upon Basil. So cruel was his fight
 63  6,3 |           000 Bulgarians blinded by Basil II and sent back to their
 64  6,4 |     important were the relations of Basil II Bulgaroctonus with the
 65  6,4 |            of the rebellion against Basil, won over to his side almost
 66  6,4 |          the victorious Bulgarians. Basil appealed for help to the
 67  6,4 |           send 6000 soldiers to aid Basil, for which he was to receive
 68  6,4 |          and its leader killed. But Basil was apparently unwilling
 69  6,4 |            in the Crimea and forced Basil to yield and fulfill his
 70  6,5 |    conquered by John Tzimisces, and Basil II continued the conquest
 71  6,6 |             example, in the time of Basil I. In the ninth century
 72  6,6 |        concerned.~ From the time of Basil I an interesting correspondence
 73  6,6 |           the letter of Louis II to Basil is spurious,[71] recent
 74  6,6 |           support this opinion.[72] Basil’s attempt to form an alliance
 75  6,6 |             Italy toward the end of Basil’s reign. The smaller Italian
 76  6,6 |            active negotiations with Basil I, for he fully appreciated
 77  6,6 |        successor of John Tzimisces, Basil II, could do nothing because
 78  6,6 |      contemporary and a relative of Basil II and a pupil of the famous
 79  6,6 |        during the Second Punic War. Basil II owed part of his success
 80  6,7 |        centuries.~ The first act of Basil I in the realm of church
 81  6,7 |        Michael III. By this measure Basil hoped to strengthen his
 82  6,7 |            letters to the pope both Basil and Ignatius acknowledged
 83  6,7 |    opposition of the papal legates, Basil I succeeded in achieving
 84  6,7 |             Ignatius’ patriarchate. Basil himself soon recognized
 85  6,7 |             at a very advanced age, Basil offered Photius the patriarchal
 86  6,7 |     regarding the Bulgarian church. Basil and Photius refused to yield
 87  6,7 |            pupil, Leo VI, succeeded Basil I. Five years later Photius
 88  6,7 |     Byzantine Empire.~ The reign of Basil I was marked also by a number
 89  6,7 |      subject. A source asserts that Basil persuaded the Russians “
 90  6,7 |           took place in the time of Basil I; the pagan Slavs remained
 91  6,7 |     Taygetus. It is also known that Basil forced the Jews of the Empire
 92  6,7 |            force, even imperfectly. Basil II abrogated the Novel of
 93  6,7 |     monasterial laws of the time of Basil I and Leo VI the Wise, i.e.,
 94  6,7 |              One of the reasons for Basil’s abolition of the Novel
 95  6,7 |             founded. In the time of Basil II there was already one
 96  6,7 |      stirring legislative activity. Basil I desired to create a general
 97  6,7 |       mutilated the original texts. Basil I intended to exclude the
 98  6,7 |           was to be the language of Basil’s legislative work. The
 99  6,7 |          code would take much time, Basil issued meanwhile a smaller
100  6,7 |             books, also compiled in Basil’s time.[108]~ By the end
101  6,7 |           time.[108]~ By the end of Basil’s reign a new volume of
102  6,7 |         laws[110] collected also in Basil’s time; it, too, was divided
103  6,7 |         finished for publication in Basil’s time but formed the foundation
104  6,7 |         achievements of the time of Basil I, Going back, so to speak,
105  6,7 |       somewhat neglected Roman law, Basil revived Justinian law and
106  6,7 |       Basilics and the Tipucitus. — Basil’s accomplishments in the
107  6,7 |          supposed, from the name of Basil I, in whose time much material
108  6,7 |         followed the aim set out by Basil I: it strove to revive the
109  6,7 |    including even several Novels of Basil I and Leo VI, were also
110  6,7 |            The legislative works of Basil I and Leo VI in the ninth
111  6,7 |       Romanus Lecapenus (919-44) to Basil II, who died in 1025, energetically
112  6,7 |           of the powerful class was Basil II Bulgaroctonus. Two leaders
113  6,7 |         surprising, therefore, that Basil II viewed the large landowners
114  6,7 |         passing through Cappadocia, Basil and his entire army were
115  6,7 |             changing even its name. Basil ordered that all the magnificent
116  6,7 |       addition to the Novel of 996, Basil II issued a decree concerning
117  6,7 |            had grown very strong in Basil II, he revived the law which
118  6,7 |             so strongly defended by Basil II, had remained in force
119  6,8 |            1025, after the death of Basil II Bulgaroctonus, the Empire
120  6,8 |             the city, the Church of Basil the Great, where the relics
121  6,8 |       biography of his grandfather, Basil I. Another work, On the
122  6,8 |           Deacon, a contemporary of Basil II and an eyewitness of
123  6,8 |         Phocas, John Tzimisces, and Basil II. The first of these was
124  6,8 |         activity declined somewhat. Basil II treated scholars with
125  6,8 |             that “from the reign of Basil Porphyrogenitus (i.e., Basil
126  6,8 |        Basil Porphyrogenitus (i.e., Basil II Bulgar-octonus) until
127  6,8 |         songs, whose chief hero was Basil Digenes Akrites. The intense
128  6,8 |             these border provinces, Basil Digenes Akrites. The true
129  6,8 |          epic hero was, apparently, Basil; Digenes and Akrites were
130  6,8 |             so strongly resented by Basil II Bulgaroctonus. The original
131  6,8 |            The New Church, built by Basil I, may have reproduced an
132  6,8 |             accepted in full.[192]~ Basil I was a great builder. He
133  6,8 |            as important an event in Basil’s constructive policy as
134  6,8 |             with brilliant mosaics. Basil I also restored and adorned
135  6,8 |         manuscripts. In the time of Basil II appeared the famous Vatican
136  6,8 |             carried (in the time of Basil II) into Armenia, were by
137  7,1 |            for the first time under Basil II, came originally from
138  7,1 |            had been organized under Basil II Bulgaroctonus, was very
139  7,1 |         which had been conquered by Basil II. Therefore, instead of
140  7,1 |         Phocas, John Tzimisces, and Basil II against the Arabs in
141  7,1 |          the eleventh century under Basil II Bulgaroctonus, had already
142  7,1 |         dynasty, after the death of Basil II Bulgaroctonus in 1025.
143  7,2 |         which had been conquered by Basil II Bulgaroctonus in 1018,
144  7,4 |       Bogomilian doctrine, the monk Basil, could eradicate their doctrines,
145  7,4 |         archbishop of Thessalonica, Basil, Hadrian IV expressed his
146  8,2 |             evils which the Emperor Basil II had inflicted upon the
147  8,5 |           nearer in time, the great Basil Bulgaroctonus, and of the
148  8,17|           of exkuseia. A charter of Basil I (867-886) protects all
149  8,17|            charter was confirmed by Basil’s son, Emperor Leo VI the
150  8,17|           and Philocales, with whom Basil II (976-1025) irreconcilably
151  9,4 |      sovereign like Leo III or like Basil II, might have conquered
152 App  |          Michael III, 842-867.~~~~~~Basil I, 867-886.~~~~~~Leo VI
153 App  |            Tzimisces, 969-976.~~~~~~Basil II Bulgaroctonus, 976-1025.~~~~~~