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Death of Basil II
On December 15, 1025, Byzantine emperor Basil II died in Constantinople, ending nearly fifty years of effective rule.…
Timeline
- 1025Constantinople palace · ByzantineBasil II died of illness in the Constantinople palace at about the age of sixty-seven. His long rule of sole control over military and civil affairs, suppression of the nobility, and territorial expansion came to an end, and the empire entered a period of succession transition.
- 1025Constantinople · ByzantineBasil II left no heirs; his brother Constantine VIII, as the only surviving legitimate male heir, was acclaimed emperor, but having long lived in the background, the actual power structure faced reorganization.
Sources
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)
- Byzantium: The Apogee — John Julius Norwich (1991)