Leo VI the Wise

Timeline

1. 886Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireHe succeeded to the throne after the death of Basil I, having already received a classical and theological education at court in his youth, laying the foundation for his later legislation and writings.
2. 886–900Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireHe oversaw the compilation of legal codes including the Basilika, systematically organizing the Roman legal tradition, and wrote extensively on theology, sermons, and court ceremonial, earning the epithet "the Wise."
3. 900–912Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn his later years he faced the expansion of the Bulgarian tsar Simeon and pressure from the Arabs in the East, organizing military defenses and diplomatic maneuvering, leaving his son Constantine VII a relatively stable imperial situation.