Alexander (Byzantine emperor)
Alexander was briefly Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913, and the third emperor of the Macedonian dynasty.
Mosaic of Emperor Alexander in Hagia Sophia. In his left hand he holds a globus cruciger, and in his right the akakia.
Alexander ordering the dismissal of Patriarch Euthymius.
Emperor Alexander rebuffs the Bulgarian envoys, refusing to pay tribute.
On his deathbed, Alexander finally concedes power to his nephew Constantine VII.
The Macedonian dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, following the Amorian dynasty. During this period, the Byzantine state reached its greatest extent since the Early Muslim conquests, and the Macedonian Renaissance in letters and arts began. The dynasty was named after its founder, Basil I the Macedonian who came from the theme of Macedonia.
Basil I, as depicted in the 12th century Madrid Skylitzes.