Otto II

2 08, 2017

Otto the Great and the Holy Roman Empire

By |2018-05-07T11:20:05-07:00August 2nd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Otto the Great and the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire: Otto the Great (on a seal) What happened after Charlemagne? After the death of Charlemagne, the Holy Roman Emperors got weaker and weaker. By 924 AD, a hundred years later, nobody [...]

1 08, 2017

Basil, Zoe, and the Armenian Dynasty

By |2019-11-07T17:01:57-08:00August 1st, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Basil, Zoe, and the Armenian Dynasty

Basil starts the Armenian Dynasty In 867 AD, Basil killed Bardas and took over as Roman Emperor. That started the Armenian Dynasty. People call it that because of Basil's Armenian ancestors. (Sometimes people call it the Macedonian [...]

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