Basil's first act as sole ruler was to depose Photius, sacrificing his patriarch to gain papal support for his western ambitions. He ensured that he himself, not papal delegates, ran the council that passed judgment, keeping the submission largely nominal.
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Episode 12 (4 mentions)
Basil's first act as sole ruler was to depose Photius, sacrificing his patriarch to gain papal support for his western ambitions. He ensured that he himself, not papal delegates, ran the council that passed judgment, keeping the submission largely nominal.
“and striking the first blow in almost a hundred years”
“that when Basil and Eudosia had their first child, Leo,”
“His first action upon becoming sole ruler”
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