Bulgaroktonos

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Bulgaroktonos is the famous epithet of Byzantine emperor Basil II, highlighting his ruthless military campaigns and decisive victories against the Bulgarian Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Bulgaroktonos canonical 1
Greek epithet "Boulgaroktonos" 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
appliedTo Byzantine emperor
approximateEndOfAssociation early 11th century
approximateStartOfAssociation late 10th century
associatedBattle Battle of Kleidion
associatedConflict Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
associatedEvent conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire
associatedOpponent First Bulgarian Empire
associatedOpponentRuler Samuel of Bulgaria
surface form: Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria
associatedWithDynasty Macedonian dynasty
associatedWithEmpire Byzantine Empire
associatedWithRulerTitle Emperor of the Romans
commemoratedIn Byzantine historiography
later medieval chronicles
connotation military prowess
ruthlessness toward enemies
culturalRole symbol of Byzantine dominance over Bulgaria
etymologyComponent -ktonos (slayer, killer)
Bulgaros (Bulgarian)
hasGenderAssociation male
languageOfOrigin Greek
meaning Bulgar-slayer
slayer of the Bulgarians
notableFor decisive victories over Bulgaria
ruthless military campaigns against the Bulgarian Empire
refersTo Basil II
regionOfSignificance Balkans
relatedTo Byzantine imperial ideology
Byzantine–Bulgarian relations
timePeriodOfUse Middle Ages
reign of Basil II
usedAs honorific title
posthumous epithet
usedIn Greek historical literature
modern historiography about Basil II

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Subject: Bulgaroktonos
Description of subject: Bulgaroktonos is the famous epithet of Byzantine emperor Basil II, highlighting his ruthless military campaigns and decisive victories against the Bulgarian Empire.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basil II epithet Bulgaroktonos
Bulgar-slayer originalLanguageForm Bulgaroktonos
this entity surface form: Greek epithet "Boulgaroktonos"