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The author discusses how Basil II's reign was considered a "golden age" due to his annexation of Bulgaria, but this reputation was exploited by scholars and politicians long after his death to motivate support for Greek wars against Bulgarians in Macedonia.
The long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025) has been considered a "golden age", in which his greatest achievement was the annexation of Bulgaria after a long and bloody war. Paul Stephenson reveals that the legend of the "Bulgar-slayer" was actually created long after his death. His reputation was exploited by contemporary scholars and politicians to help galvanize support for the Greek wars against Bulgarians in Macedonia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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