Basil II
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Basil II (Basileios II; 958 – 15 December 1025) was a Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025. He was known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his supposed ancestor, Basil I the Macedonian.
Byzantine Emperor Basil II blinded as many as 15,000 prisoners taken in the battle, before releasing them.
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