A eunuch with this name was made parakoimomenos by Constantine VII and served in that positionunder John Tzimisces.
A eunuch with this name was made parakoimomenos by Constantine VII and served in that positionunder John Tzimisces. That man with this name, the illegitimate son of Romanos I Lekapenos, was accusedof sympathizing with Bardas Phokas by another man with this name. A man with this name, in return forconverting to Christianity, gave his sister Anne to Vladimir the Great. Botaneiates and Nikephoros Xiphiasfought for one king with this name. That king with this name failed to marry off Zoe to Otto III, after OttoIII died. That king won the Battle of Kleidion against Samuel, many of whose troops were subsequentlyblinded. For 10 points, what name is shared by the first ruler of the Macedonian dynasty as well as a"Bulgar-slayer"?
A eunuch with this name was made parakoimomenos by Constantine VII and served in that positionunder John Tzimisces.
Basil