One ruler of this dynasty sent the general Petronas to fight Arabs and saw his forces defeated in a naval battle near Chios. The founder of this dynasty settled the dispute between Ignatius and Photius for the patriarchy after deposing Michael III. Chief military figures from this period include Nicephorus Phocas and an Armenian usurper, John Tzimisces, though its most notable battlefield accomplishment may have come agai
One ruler of this dynasty sent the general Petronas to fight Arabs and saw his forces defeated in a naval battle near Chios. The founder of this dynasty settled the dispute between Ignatius and Photius for the patriarchy after deposing Michael III. Chief military figures from this period include Nicephorus Phocas and an Armenian usurper, John Tzimisces, though its most notable battlefield accomplishment may have come against the army of Tsar Samuel. In that incident, a ruler from this dynasty blinded ninety-nine out of every hundred opponents, earning the epithet "Bulgar-Slayer." For 10 points, name this house of Byzantine emperors which included Basil I and Basil II, and was named for their former power base in a northern Greek territory once home to Alexander the Great.
One ruler of this dynasty sent the general Petronas to fight Arabs and saw his forces defeated in a naval battle near Chios.
{Macedonian} dynasty