August 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 30
Beheading of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John (Dionysiou monastery)
Head of Saint John the Baptist.
Gold solidus of Emperor Basil I the Macedonian.
Maximus Confessor
Basil I
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Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after gaining the favour of
August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
…Saint Arcadius of Arsinoe, Cyprus, Bishop and Wonderworker. Saint Basil I the Macedonian, Byzantine Emperor (886) Saint Sabina, matron and martyr from Rome (c. 126…
A young Basil at the court of Omurtag of Bulgaria.
Basil victorious in a wrestling match against a Bulgarian champion (far left), from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript.
The Sicilian stronghold of Syracuse falls to the Arabs in 878.
The army under Nikephoros Phokas the Elder captures the city of Amantia in Italy.