ENGLISH

The legend of Basil the Bulgar-slayer

By Paul Stephenson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521815304, 0521158834, 9780521815307, 9780521158831
LCC
DF595 .S74 2003
Google Books ID
Z0PmrXKnczUC
Open Library ID
OL22539813M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5185688 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
190\189
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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.

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