Death of Basil II
November 15, 1025
The Bulgar-slaying Byzantine emperor who had nearly doubled the empire's territory died unmarried and childless after a fifty-year reign. His treasury overflowed with silver ingots. Within fifty years his unworthy successors would squander the strategic gains and leave Anatolia open to the Seljuks. No Byzantine emperor after him would ever again command such wealth, such territory, or such unquestioned authority over the eastern Mediterranean.
In context
Also in 1025 (4 other events on record)
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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