Basil II the Bulgar Slayer | Full Documentary

Basil the Bulgar-slayer - the greatest eastern Roman emperor - brought the empire to its apex in the middle ages: new lands were conquered on every front and the treasury was filled to bursting.

SOURCES
Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood (Kaldellis 2017)
The New Roman Empire (Kaldellis 2024)
Byzantium (Herrin 2007)
The Legend of Basil the Bulgarslayer (Stephenson 2003)
Millennium [only really for bits regarding Philagathos] (Holland 2008)
Oxford Reference's page on John Philagathos

Chronographia (Michael Psellos, ~AD 1070)
Synopsis Historion (John Skylitzes, ~AD 1090)

MUSIC
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“Aetas Romana” by Adrian von Ziegler
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“Heavy Heart” / “Drums of the Deep” / “Majestic Hills” / “Teller of the Tales” / “Desert City” / “Mystery Bazaar” / “Impact Allegretto” / “Rites” / “The Pyre” / “Tabuk” / “The Descent” / “Echoes of Time” / “For Originz” / “Curse of the Scarab” / “Tenebrous Brothers Carnival – Intermission” / “Dragon and Toast” / “Morgana Rides” / “Temple of the Manes” / “Night Vigil” by Kevin MacLeod
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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“Cylinder Two” by Chris Zabriskie

(Tracks – and artists – are listed in the order they first appear.)
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