The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

by: Stephenson, P.

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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.

A broadly based, accessible book which spans history, art history and literature in both the medieval and modern periods
Addresses major issues in national history and nationalism in Byzantium and Greece through the ages
Illustrated in colour and black-and-white with rare and unusual images

Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
Annotated and translation
List of abbreviations
1. Basil the Bulgar-slayer: an introduction
2. Basil and Samuel
3. Basil annexes Bulgaria
4. Victory and its representations
5. Basil the younger, porphyrogennetos
6. The origins of a legend
7. Basile après Byzance
8. Basil and the 'Macedonian question'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

by: Stephenson, P.

• ISBN-13: 9780521815307 / 978-0-521-81530-7
• ISBN-03: 0521815304 / 0-521-81530-4
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003

Price: 48,72 EURO

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