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Basil's distrust of the native Byzantine guardsmen, whose loyalties often shifted with fatal consequences, as well as the proven loyalty of the Varangians, many of whom served in Byzantium even before, led the Emperor to employ them as his personal guardsmen.
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Basil's and Byzantine
Of far-reaching importance was Basil's decision to offer the hand of his sister Anna to Vladimir I of Kiev in exchange for military support, which led to the Christianization of the Kievan Rus ', and the incorporation of Russia within the Byzantine cultural sphere.
Following Basil's conquest of Bulgaria in 1018, Serbia passed under Byzantine rule again.
Construction of tent-like churches ( of which Saint Basil's Cathedral is a prime example ) was strictly forbidden, and many old uncanonical churches were demolished to make way for new ones, designed in the " Old Byzantine " style.
The remainder of the epic discusses, often from a first-person point of view, Basil's acts of heroism on the Byzantine border.
In 878, Syracuse, the main Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, was attacked again and fell, largely because the Imperial Fleet was occupied with transporting marble for the construction of the Nea Ekklesia, Basil's new church.
Basil's and whose
( The book jacket is in error about whose wife Helena is — NOT Basil's, but his brother Constantine VIII's.
Basil's and with
The St. Basil's scene opens with little groups of beggars milling around the square, the ever present police keeping them under scrutiny.
The novel begins on a beautiful summer day with Lord Henry Wotton, a strongly-opinionated man, observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting the portrait of a handsome young man named Dorian Gray, who is Basil's ultimate muse.
:: Keen returns to Earth only to find the Vorticon mothership hovering above with its deadly X-14 Tantalus Ray cannons locked on to eight of Earth's greatest landmarks: Big Ben ( London ), the Sphinx ( Cairo ), the Sydney Opera House ( Sydney ), the Statue of Liberty ( New York ), the Eiffel Tower ( Paris ), the Colosseum ( Rome ), St Basil's Cathedral ( Moscow ), and the White House ( Washington D. C .).
Aaron was tempted with Basil's offer of his own sister Anna in marriage ( the same Anna wed to Vladimir I of Kiev, two years later ), but the negotiations failed when Aaron discovered that the bride he was sent was a fake.
In the years of Basil's distraction with internal rebellions and recovering the military situation on his eastern frontier Samuel had extended his rule from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, recovering most of the lands which had been Bulgarian before the invasion of Svyatoslav I of Kiev.
Basil reached an agreement with Aaron, who asked to marry Basil's sister to seal it.
This word, with the meaning " beautiful ", was originally applied to Saint Basil's Cathedral and was subsequently transferred to the nearby square.
Emperor Basil's reign was marked by the troublesome ongoing war with the heretical Paulicians, centered on Tephrike on the upper Euphrates, who rebelled, allied with the Arabs, and raided as far as Nicaea, sacking Ephesus.
In his later years, Basil's relationship with Leo was clouded by the suspicion that the latter might wish to avenge the murder of Michael III.
Basil divided the prisoners into groups of 100 men, blinded 99 men in each group and left one man in each with one eye so that he could lead the others home ; this was done in retaliation for the death of Botaneiates, who was Basil's favourite general and advisor, and also to crush the Bulgarian morale.
However, the winner ( Miss Evans ) still decided to share half of her winnings with Basil's chosen charity.
Lifar, then on tour in Australia with Wassily de Basil's Original Ballet Russe, offered Nolan the job after a chance encounter with his abstract work.
She is also seen in the opening credits dining ( with husband Grant Tinker ) at what is now the terrace of Basil's Restaurant on the third floor, where diners can sit at the " Mary Tyler Moore Table " where the shot was filmed.
During one of Basil's reappearances, Brenda discovered Basil had a son, named Sage, with the talk show host, Wanda Fonda.
Liam ( Michael Byers ) replaces Stephen as Basil's new sidekick, with Lucy ( Madeline Castrey ) debuting as Anil's niece.
However, as André's restaurant has a restricted availability, the ' gourmet ' menu ends up with only three possible dishes for Basil's guests to choose from-all consisting of various forms of duck: Duck with orange, duck with cherries, or ' duck surprise ' ( duck without oranges or cherries ).
The second attempt is hampered by Basil's car, which finally breaks down on his way back with the food ; the scene ends with what is arguably one of the most famous sequences: Basil screaming at the car and giving the vehicle fair warning, followed by a " damn good thrashing " with a tree branch after it finally completely refuses to start.
He also choreographed a ballet to Hector Berlioz's 1830 Symphonie Fantastique and danced the role of the Young Musician with Tamara Toumanova as the Beloved at its premiere at Covent Garden, London, on 24 July 1936 with Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes.
Basil's and well
There were plans to demolish Moscow's most recognized building, Saint Basil's Cathedral, as well to make way for a larger Red Square, as well as the State Historical Museum.
He also plays the violin rather well in the movie, whereas the book series stated Basil's violin playing was atrocious — instead, Basil played the flute.
Basil's and loyalty
In response to Basil's letter to him, Patriarch Alexei expressed surprise at Basil's request, since a fortnight earlier Basil had written to Alexei assuring the Patriarch of his ' deepest loyalty '.
Basil's and many
Basil's treatise on virginity ; thirty nine discourses of St. Ephrem the Syrian, and many other works of the Fathers and writers of the Greek Church.
Basil's and whom
* Unusually, this episode sees Sybil play an active part in one of Basil's schemes ; in most episodes she is the one from whom Basil is attempting to hide something.
Basil's and served
His wife, Barbara Dawe, served in the Women's Royal Navy Service during World War 2, whilst working there she met Basil's cousin and later Basil.
Basil's and led
Basil's successors reversed this policy ; a decision which led to considerable Bulgarian discontent, and rebellion, later in the 11th century.
Basil's general, Christopher, defeated the Paulicians in 872, and the death of their leader, Chrysocheir, led to the definite subjection of their state.
Basil's and Emperor
Because he and his brother, the future Emperor Constantine VIII ( ruled 1025 – 1028 ), were too young to reign in their own right, Basil's mother Theophano married one of Romanos ' leading generals, who took the throne as the Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas several months later in 963.
Basil's and employ
Two prime examples dating from his reign employ several tents of exotic shapes and colors, arranged in an intricate design: the Church of St John the Baptist in Kolomenskoye ( 1547 ) and Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square ( 1561 ).
Basil's and them
Had Archbishop Gabriel's and Bishop Basil's decision been otherwise, all the letters of release issued by Bishop Basil, and accepted by both Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateria and Archbishop Gabriel of Comana, would have been cast into doubt along with the canonical position of the clergy who had presented them.
Basil's and personal
He eventually becomes Basil's associate, friend, and personal biographer.
In March 2007 negotiations took place at Geneva between representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Moscow Patriarchate which concluded with an agreement that Bishop Basil's personal file, which would normally include a letter of canonical release, would be sent from Moscow to Constantinople.
Basil's and .
One of the outstanding assets of the present production is the restoration of the St. Basil's scene, usually omitted from performances and rarely included in a published score.
* Vasilopita, Saint Basil's cake or King's cake, traditional only for New Year's Day.
Gregory retorted that he had no intention to continue to play the role of pawn to advance Basil's interests.
Although Gregory's health did not permit him to attend the funeral, he wrote a heartfelt letter of condolence to Basil's brother, Gregory of Nyssa and composed twelve memorial poems dedicated to the memory of his departed friend.
* 1561 – Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow is consecrated.
Outside Russia, the name Kremlin is sometimes mistakenly thought of as being Saint Basil's Cathedral because of its distinctive environment, although the cathedral is not a part of the Moscow Kremlin.
Basil's Cathedral.
Originally, Moscow processions began inside the Kremlin and terminated at Trinity Church, now known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, but in 1658 Patriarch Nikon reversed the order of procession.
Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view.
He then blackmails an old friend named Alan Campbell, a chemist, into destroying Basil's body.
Dorian helps Hallward realize his artistic potential, as Basil's portrait of Dorian proves to be his finest work.
Dorian blackmails him into disposing of Basil's body ; Campbell later commits suicide.
( This passage turns up in Basil's speech to Dorian in the 1891 version.
July 12: Saint Basil's Cathedral.
* July 12 – Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow ( started in 1534 ) is finished.
Basil's Scene was performed on 18 January 1927 at the Bolshoi Theatre in the 1926 revision by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, commissioned in 1925 to accompany the Rimsky-Korsakov edition.
These rebellions had a profound effect on Basil's outlook and methods of governance.
However, as Basil's attention was needed in Armenia, he departed for Cilicia in January and dispatched another embassy to Cairo.
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