WHAT"S NEW IN KIEV ?
As they do
as if it was yesterday,
a Greek writes today:
"Basil II purposed
to give his sister
Princess Anna Porphyrogenita
as a bride
to the king of the Rus
Vladimir because
he wanted his help
to face the two usurpers
of the throne, Vardas Fokas
and Vardas Skliros.
From Kiev,
Vladimir sent
the Varangian guard of about 6,000
to Byzantium,
and Basil II
won the civil war.
After that time
the Varangians
took pride
of place as
the personal guard
of the emperor."
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5th Feb 2015 WDK
Princess Anna Porphyrogenita. Daughter of Emperor Romanos II and the Empress Theophano. She was also the sister of Emperor Basil II and Grand Princess of Kievan Rus (989–1011)
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