Macedonian dynasty

The Macedonian dynasty, (Armenian: Մակեդոնիայի դինաստիա; Greek: Μακεδονική δυναστεία) ruled Byzantine Empire between 867–1056 years. The Byzantine Empire underwent a revival during the reign of the Armenian Macedonian emperors of the late 9th, 10th, and early 11th centuries, when it gained control over the Adriatic Sea, Southern Italy, and all of the territory of the Bulgaria.

Macedonian dynasty Մակեդոնիայի դինաստիա Μακεδονική δυναστεία
867–1056
Labarum (military standard)
The Macedonian dynasty at the death of Basil II, 1025
Capital	Constantinople
Common languages	Greek (official) Armenian[a][1]
Religion	Christianity (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 867–886	Basil I (first)
• 1042–1056	Theodora Porphyrogenita (last)
History
• Establishment	867
• Disestablished	1056

Basil I, the founder of his dynasty, was of probably Armenian origin.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}