The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer
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The long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025) has been considered a "golden age", in which his greatest achievement was the annexation of Bulgaria after a long and bloody war. Paul Stephenson reveals that the legend of the "Bulgar-slayer" was actually created long after his death. His reputation was exploited by contemporary scholars and politicians to help galvanize support for the Greek wars against Bulgarians in Macedonia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Category: Byzantine
Code: 11539
ISBN:
9780521158831
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
190
Publication Date:
2010
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Published In:
USA
Language:
English