Basil II fell ill while planning an invasion of Sicily and died on December 15, 1025, at three in the afternoon, in the great palace of Constantinople — nearly 65 years old in an age when life expectancy was 33. Brownworth frames his death as the end of an age, quoting Norwich: 'He died on the 15th of December. By the 16th, the decline had already begun.'
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Episode 13 (4 mentions)
Basil II fell ill while planning an invasion of Sicily and died on December 15, 1025, at three in the afternoon, in the great palace of Constantinople — nearly 65 years old in an age when life expectancy was 33. Brownworth frames his death as the end of an age, quoting Norwich: 'He died on the 15th of December. By the 16th, the decline had already begun.'
“in the century between the death of the first Basil and the coronation of the second, not”
“With the death of the great general, Constantinople was thrown into chaos.”
“Looking back, it seemed as if an age had ended with his death.”
Episode 15 (1 mention)
“restoring imperial prestige to a level not seen since the death of Basil II.”
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