Byzantine Emperor Basil II dismantled the Bulgarian Empire in 1018, bringing the entire peninsula under Greek rule for over a century.
In Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned secured a royal title from the Pope, while his brother Saint Sava established an autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.
Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Balkan Peninsula remained under the nominal control of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. However, the 6th and 7th centuries brought seismic shifts:
Byzantine Emperor Basil II dismantled the Bulgarian Empire in 1018, bringing the entire peninsula under Greek rule for over a century.
In Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned secured a royal title from the Pope, while his brother Saint Sava established an autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church. Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-125...
Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Balkan Peninsula remained under the nominal control of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. However, the 6th and 7th centuries brought seismic shifts: Byzantine Emperor Basil II dismantled the Bulgarian Empire