Basil II part 19
15. Psellus seems to have misunderstood the chronology of Basil’s reign, for the Lord Chamberlain was deposed in 985 and died in exile soon...
Basil II part 18
3. Basil the Lord Chamberlain (parakoimomenus) was the illegitimate son off Romanus I Lecapenus (9l9-944) and had been promoted to his high office by...
Basil II part 17
When he gave rein to his horse and rode in the assault, he was erect and firm in his saddle, riding uphill and downhill...
Basil II part 16
34. Basil’s character was two-fold, for he readily adapted himself no less to the crises of war than to the calm of peace. Really,...
Basil II part 15
His experience of army matters went further than that: the duties of the protostate,**20 the duties of the hemilochites, **21 the tasks proper to...
Basil II part 14
31. By humbling the pride or jealousy of his people, Basil made his own road to power an easy one. He was careful, moreover,...
Basil II part 13
29. On this note their conversation came to an end. Sclerus went off to the country estate which had been apportioned him, and soon...
Basil II part 12
27. Agreement was reached on these conditions, and the emperor set out from the capital to one of his most magnificent estates, there to...
Basil II part 11
No attempt was made to overwhelm the enemy in actual operations, but his transports were invariably stopped in convoys, he was cut off from...
Basil II part 10
22. Let us return to the emperor. Now that he observed the diverse character of his dominions, and saw that it was no easy...
