Basileus

Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Volga Vikings.

Definition

The formal Greek title given to the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Exam Context

Basileus appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050), especially Volga Vikings and Relations with Constantinople.

Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)Volga Vikings Relations with Constantinople

Study Pathways

Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)

Volga Vikings

Relations with Constantinople

The First Crusade (c.1070–1100)

Into Asia Minor December 1096 to October 1097

Alexios I

Found in Revision Notes

Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)

Relations with Constantinople

Volga Vikings • Relations with Constantinople

Revise note

The First Crusade (c.1070–1100)

Alexios I

Into Asia Minor December 1096 to October 1097 • Alexios I

Revise note

Related Key Terms

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