Basil II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Basil II, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.

6 records958–9865 events0 places

Chronological biography

958

Birth of Basil II958

House / House of Macedonian · Emperor

Birth of Basil II, son of Romanus II

960

Coronation960

House / House of Macedonian · Emperor

Crowned Emperor of Rome, rules with his brother Constantine, age 2

963

Guardian963

House / House of Macedonian · Emperor · Guardian-Empire

Nicephorus Phocas rules the Empire as a guardian, 963-969

969

Guardian969

House / House of Macedonian · Emperor

John I Tzimisces rules the Empire as a guardian, 963-969

976

Succession976

House / House of Macedonian · Emperor

Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Rules jointly with his brother Constantine VIII

986

Declaration of War986

Warfare / Roman Empire-Bulgar War · Emperor

Wages a succesful war against the Bulgars

Titles and roles

Emperor · Emperor · Guardian-Empire

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.