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865Byzantine emperor Michael III arranges for the chief minister Bardas to be assassinated by Basil the Macedonian.
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866Byzantine emperor Michael III makes Basil the Macedonian co-emperor.
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867Basil the Macedonian murders Byzantine emperor Michael III and declares himself Emperor Basil I.
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867 - 886Reign of Byzantine emperor Basil I.
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869Byzantine emperor Basil I crowns his son Constantine co-emperor.
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870Byzantine emperor Basil I crowns his son Leo co-emperor (future Leo VI).
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880Basil I builds the Nea Ekklesia (New Church) in the palace grounds of Constantinople.
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883A decree by Byzantine emperor Basil I is the first recorded evidence of a monastery on Mount Athos.
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886Byzantine emperor Basil I is (probably) murdered by his son and successor Leo VI.
