Zioneer
Banned
The House of Basil has a good ring to it.![]()
True; or we could call them the Basilids, or the Basiloi. Any of those three ways works.
The House of Basil has a good ring to it.![]()
True; or we could call them the Basilids, or the Basiloi. Any of those three ways works.
...is it just me, or Basileos Basileos (or in English, Emperor Basil) grounds impossible to imagine without giggling?
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Technically it'd be Emperor Emperor, but yeah, I laughed too.
I can understand why the Macedonians are popular in the poll, but the rulers after Basil II weren't any good. Two of the best in the period -- Nicephorus II and John I -- were not really members of the dynasty.
...is it just me, or Basileos Basileos (or in English, Emperor Basil) grounds impossible to imagine without giggling?
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I do think it's amusing; maybe that's why he tacked the Bulgar-Slayer on at the end to stop the snickering.
Anyway, I say the Macedonian dynasty is the most successful. Partly because of all the territory conquered during the period, but I believe it also was the only dynasty able to die peacefully in its sleep, respected to the last. All the others were stabbed (or in the case of the Heraclian, pummelled with a soap dish) to death.