The legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

Author:Paul Stephenson

Summary:This 2003 illustrated, revisionary account of the long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976–1025) establishes that the 'Bulgar-slayer' legend was in fact created long after Basil's death, and shows how the emperor's supposedly fearsome reputation was seized upon by scholars and politicians in the modern period.

Print Book, English, 2003

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003

Physical Description:179 p. : il. en color y n., maps ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780521815307, 0521815304

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:912276666

Subjects:

Basilio, II, Emperador de Bizancio, ca. 958-1025

Bizancio Historia 976-1025, Basilio II Bulgaroctono

Bizancio Historia Fuentes

Contents:

List of illustrations; Preface; Annotated and translation; List of abbreviations; 1. Basil the Bulgar-slayer: an introduction; 2. Basil and Samuel; 3. Basil annexes Bulgaria; 4. Victory and its representations; 5. Basil the younger, porphyrogennetos; 6. The origins of a legend; 7. Basile après Byzance; 8. Basil and the 'Macedonian question'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.