biography
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Basil I
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known as Basil the Macedonian
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.812–886)
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| biography:
| Byzantine emperor (867–86), born in Thrace. He rose in the imperial service from obscure origins to become co-ruler in 867 with Michael III, whom he murdered in the same year. He formulated the Greek legal code, in a text known as the Basilica. The dynasty he founded ruled Constantinople until 1056. |
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