The Byzantine Empire - A Brief History

Basil would be the first ruler of now what is referred to as the macedonian dynasty. And this dynasty would last considerably longer than any other ruling dynasty before it. The byzantine empire was able to rebuild its economy and international status based around it. Basil would likely spread negative propaganda about mihael in order to justify michael's death being a good thing for the empire. But we certainly feel that michal left the empire in a stronger position than when he came to it.