Byzantine Imperial Guardsmen 925 1025

The hundred-year period ending in 1025, from the reign of the Emperor Constantine VII to that of Basil II ''the Bulgar-Slayer'', encompassed the last great era of Byzantine aggression and dominance in the Near East and Balkans.

During that time, a succession of soldier-emperors challenged and defeated an array of opponents on land and at sea and reconquered vast swathes of territory. At the heart o...