Macedonian dynasty

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The Macedonian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056) under which the empire experienced a major political, military, and cultural revival often called the Macedonian Renaissance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine imperial dynasty
alsoKnownAs Macedonian house
Macedonian line
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
associatedWith Byzantine humanism
missionary activity among Slavs
capital Constantinople
continent Asia
Europe
country Byzantine Empire
culturalAchievement codification of Byzantine law
flourishing of Byzantine art
revival of classical learning
diplomaticRelations Abbasid Caliphate
First Bulgarian Empire
Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
endCause death of Empress Theodora in 1056 without heir
endTime 1056
era Middle Ages
followedBy Doukid dynasty
founder Basil I the Macedonian
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasMonarch Alexander of Byzantium
Basil I the Macedonian
Basil II
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Constantine VIII
Leo VI the Wise
Romanos II
Theodora Porphyrogenita
Zoe Porphyrogenita
inception accession of Basil I
knownFor cultural revival of the Byzantine Empire
military revival of the Byzantine Empire
political revival of the Byzantine Empire
language Medieval Greek
legalReform Basilika (law code)
militaryAchievement expansion against the Bulgarians
reconquest in the eastern frontier
namedAfter Macedonia (Byzantine theme)
notableEvent Macedonian Renaissance
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
notableRuler Basil I the Macedonian
Basil II
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
Leo VI the Wise
partOf Middle Byzantine period
precededBy Amorian dynasty
linked to: Isaurian dynasty
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
rulingHouseOf Byzantine Empire
startTime 867
territorialPeak 10th century

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Byzantine Empire dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Macedonian dynasty alsoKnownAs Macedonian line
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Macedonian dynasty notableEvent Macedonian Renaissance
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Basil II dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Middle Byzantine period hasRulingDynasty Macedonian dynasty
Middle Byzantine period hasEvent Macedonian Renaissance
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Basil I dynastyFounded Macedonian dynasty
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Basil I
Basil I associatedWithPeriod Macedonian Renaissance
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Basil I
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Basil I house Macedonian dynasty
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Basil I
Laodice of Macedonia possibleAffiliation Macedonian royal family
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Constantine IX Monomachos dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Nea Moni of Chios hasArtStyle Macedonian Renaissance
subject linked to: Nea Moni of Chios monastery
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Bulgaroktonos associatedWithDynasty Macedonian dynasty
Leo VI the Wise dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Leo VI the Wise house Macedonian dynasty
Anna Porphyrogenita house Macedonian dynasty
Anna Porphyrogenita dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Alexander of Byzantium memberOfDynasty Macedonian dynasty
Alexander of Byzantium houseOrDynasty Macedonian dynasty
Romanos II dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Romanos II house Macedonian dynasty
Doukas dynasty precededBy Macedonian dynasty
John I Tzimiskes dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Romanos I Lekapenos dynasty Macedonian dynasty (by association through marriage)
linked to: Macedonian dynasty
Doukid dynasty precededBy Macedonian dynasty
Constantine VIII dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Constantine VIII house or family Macedonian dynasty
Zoe Porphyrogenita dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Zoe Porphyrogenita house Macedonian dynasty
Theodora Porphyrogenita dynasty Macedonian dynasty
Theodora Porphyrogenita house Macedonian dynasty
Theophano dynasty Macedonian dynasty