I like the theory that Basil didn't bother having children because he believed the world was gonna come to an end in the 1030s, the millennial anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion.
Basil probably just didn’t care about the empire after his reign By what little accounts we have, Basil was obsessed with his empire, so I can’t really think of any reason such a competent man would not secure succession other than just not caring about anything after his death
Perhaps He also wasn't interested in women. Reminds me of Frederick the second of prussia, who also neböver had children and showed ne real interest in his wife
50 years on the throne & he never once thought "My brother is a fucking idiot & his daughters aren't married yet...shit...I should get a wife!" - Great Emperor & a Good Warrior but what a stupid decision to not pursue having a child. Hell ADOPT! Didn't he have Isaac Komnenos be raised under his influence around the last quarter of his Reign? Why not make him the heir in the eventuality of Constantine's passing? "I'll let my brother succeed me but then Isaac will succeed him" Isaac was pretty capable into his old age so. Jesus Christ Basil 🙉
Basil II must’ve been content with his brother being his heir. He probably felt it would be Constantine responsibility to marry his daughters off. The present was Basil II but the future was supposed to be Constantines
@@mysteryjunkie9808 I still feel like he should've intervened once they got into their late 30's & still weren't married. That long of a time should be a red flag. Constantine was too busy partying to care
@@Serapeum I believe he did pick some. I think he was planning to pick Thallasenus who was I think a governor or general. But, everyone that came after Basil and Constantine VIII were competent. There was just a rapid succession of emperors, that the imperial treasury was suffering from lack of funds because each emperor would spend a lot to secure the loyalty of the key government bureaucrats, aristocrats and generals.
Well considering that relatives often turned on each other during awful wars of succession. It could be viewed as reasonable not to do like Edward III and others. That is get too many sons, that will divide the country.
We can assume from all the evidence and scriptures that most probably they both came to an understanding. Basically instead of a unix running the empire Constantine chose his brother and in return he wouldn’t produce any heirs. Of course we will never know if Basil had children but kept them a secret or bastards that never met their father but this is the impression we get.
This kinda reminds me of the situation that we, ourselves, are somewhat in. Think about it; stagnant or declining birth rates, more people less likely to marry and have children, etc. However, the reasons our dilemma and theirs are probably vastly different.
i dont know why i aint chirstian or even european but why people dont marry marriage is normal ok maaybe in chirstianity the religous leaders but not the people ye me too i dont need to marry i am too dont need to marry but mariage is normal
It's possible however Michael Psellos claims that Basil had plenty of girlfriends/lovers when he was younger. It was the civil wars that seemed to have turned him off the idea.
@@FatherofheroesandheroinesHe is half right. While the name Byzantine empire was coined a few centuries after the fall of Constantinople, the emperors and the people of Byzantium saw themselves as Romans. Calling themselves Romei, so yeah, they weren't Byzantium but rather as Easter Roman empire and the only true successor to Rome. But for the sake of simplicity we call the Byzantines
byzantium existed as a city by the greek myth of Vizas that created the city and after him it got renamed by constantinopole.Most historians are calling it byzantine empire to show that it wasn't just a italo-roman state but a greco-roman one!
Basil II led a monastic life and was homosexual.That is why he did not marry and had no children.He blinded 15000 Bulgarien soldiers because his lover was killed in battle.
"Here lie the Macedonians. They never scored" ⚰️💀
I like the theory that Basil didn't bother having children because he believed the world was gonna come to an end in the 1030s, the millennial anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion.
Huh, really?
Nah my dude Basil II just had better things to do
Basil probably just didn’t care about the empire after his reign
By what little accounts we have, Basil was obsessed with his empire, so I can’t really think of any reason such a competent man would not secure succession other than just not caring about anything after his death
@@dream1430 Succession was secure for him his brother was his heir
Perhaps He also wasn't interested in women. Reminds me of Frederick the second of prussia, who also neböver had children and showed ne real interest in his wife
Bro was just friendzoned to much and ended up as epic gamer
Brutally Underrated comment
He was probably gay btw
@@khosrau7541 mf would say anyone is gay
It's a great mystery why Basil didn't have any kids. All I know is that if he had, maybe the empire would last for more centuries to come.
That would’ve involve him talking to women. As Basil II said:”I speak Greek to God. Violence to my enemies and I don’t speak to women at all”
@@mysteryjunkie9808bro was on that sigma mgtow grindset 🗿🍷🥂
@@mysteryjunkie9808disregard women acquire themata
Well i believe he swore on oath for scarcity
@@mysteryjunkie9808Yea I think some sources said before conquering Bulgar he had swore something to god that didn't allow him to have marriage
"So, Basil, how did the Macedonian dynasty end?"
"I forgor to reproduce 💀"
Bro's memory is so good he never forgets to pull out,
'i guess they kinda forgot'
LoL i guess the guys from got would feel vindicated by this
"Basil kinda forgot about having children" 😂
50 years on the throne & he never once thought "My brother is a fucking idiot & his daughters aren't married yet...shit...I should get a wife!" - Great Emperor & a Good Warrior but what a stupid decision to not pursue having a child. Hell ADOPT! Didn't he have Isaac Komnenos be raised under his influence around the last quarter of his Reign? Why not make him the heir in the eventuality of Constantine's passing? "I'll let my brother succeed me but then Isaac will succeed him"
Isaac was pretty capable into his old age so. Jesus Christ Basil 🙉
It's just so painful to watch... like, seriously, all he needed to do was pick someone competent
Basil II must’ve been content with his brother being his heir. He probably felt it would be Constantine responsibility to marry his daughters off. The present was Basil II but the future was supposed to be Constantines
@@mysteryjunkie9808 I still feel like he should've intervened once they got into their late 30's & still weren't married. That long of a time should be a red flag. Constantine was too busy partying to care
😭basil rizz one up
@@Serapeum I believe he did pick some. I think he was planning to pick Thallasenus who was I think a governor or general. But, everyone that came after Basil and Constantine VIII were competent. There was just a rapid succession of emperors, that the imperial treasury was suffering from lack of funds because each emperor would spend a lot to secure the loyalty of the key government bureaucrats, aristocrats and generals.
When you are playing total war and you are so busy with all the fighting that you forget the family tree.😂
Well considering that relatives often turned on each other during awful wars of succession.
It could be viewed as reasonable not to do like Edward III and others.
That is get too many sons, that will divide the country.
Ironic, a dynasty founded by one man being very sexy ended because his descendants couldn’t score
The danger of no rizz.
He took all his anger out on the bulgars lol.
We can assume from all the evidence and scriptures that most probably they both came to an understanding. Basically instead of a unix running the empire Constantine chose his brother and in return he wouldn’t produce any heirs. Of course we will never know if Basil had children but kept them a secret or bastards that never met their father but this is the impression we get.
🇬🇷☦️
Would have probably just ended badly anyway. The empire was at its best when the heirs were adopted on merit...not birth right.
This kinda reminds me of the situation that we, ourselves, are somewhat in. Think about it; stagnant or declining birth rates, more people less likely to marry and have children, etc. However, the reasons our dilemma and theirs are probably vastly different.
i dont know why i aint chirstian or even european but why people dont marry marriage is normal ok maaybe in chirstianity the religous leaders but not the people ye me too i dont need to marry i am too dont need to marry but mariage is normal
🤔🤨 I guess having a bastard child is better than not having child at all...
Bastards couldn’t inherit the Throne either
Assuming a bastard child has backing from majority part of the court there probably a chance. Otherwise, I agree with you.
nice
I CAN'T BREED
Actually speak about RomanGreek Macedonians ..not Slavs People of North Macedonia who stolen the name centuries later
@Costea Bogdan you of course don't you are slavs
@costeabogdan505that's right you have nothing common to us slav
@costeabogdan505of course, people from the "north macedonian" region aren't greeks nor macedonians, they're just plain ol slavs
Created a spotify pleaseee
huh?
@@Serapeum wtf i though i commented a song of farya faraji sorry 😭
Was he gay by any chance? What other explanation could there be for him not having kids at all or at least adopt and name an heir?
It's possible however Michael Psellos claims that Basil had plenty of girlfriends/lovers when he was younger. It was the civil wars that seemed to have turned him off the idea.
Maybe they were worried about climate change and cost of living like we are today 😂😂
Sad.
Even a glorious Byzantine dynasty hated children. Respect.
Dudes always using the b word
There's no such thing as Empire of Byzantium.
There was. It was one name for it
@@FatherofheroesandheroinesHe is half right. While the name Byzantine empire was coined a few centuries after the fall of Constantinople, the emperors and the people of Byzantium saw themselves as Romans. Calling themselves Romei, so yeah, they weren't Byzantium but rather as Easter Roman empire and the only true successor to Rome. But for the sake of simplicity we call the Byzantines
byzantium existed as a city by the greek myth of Vizas that created the city and after him it got renamed by constantinopole.Most historians are calling it byzantine empire to show that it wasn't just a italo-roman state but a greco-roman one!
Basil II led a monastic life and was homosexual.That is why he did not marry and had no children.He blinded 15000 Bulgarien soldiers because his lover was killed in battle.
Cringe fan fiction
@@rayzas4885 Are you a monk?
mf be making Alexander ahh storries out here. You worse than Claudius Aelianus when it comes to spreading missinformation.
Fan fiction gone wild 😂
Ayyyy masedonian are evel😂🤣😭