Basil II, Byzantine emperor (born 958)

Basil II

Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025

Basil II Porphyrogenitus, nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer, was the senior Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025. He and his brother Constantine VIII were crowned before their father Romanos II died in 963, but they were too young to rule. The throne thus went to two generals,…