886 Death of Basil, who is wounded while hunting. His son, =Leo (VI) the Philosopher=, succeeds. He has Santabaren’s eyes put out, and banishes him. Photius deposed. 887-888 Arabs invade Asia Minor, and attempt to regain Italy. They give up the attempt on the latter country in 891. Stylianus, Leo’s father-in-law and prime minister, by his treatment of Bulgarian merchants, precipitates a war with Bulgaria. This country wins several victories, and 893 Leo makes a treaty of peace. 895 Conspiracy of Samonas against the emperor. Further Arab invasions of Sicily. 904 The Arabs capture Thessalonica with a fleet. The last remains of the senate’s authority destroyed by a constitution of Leo. Second Russian expedition to Constantinople. 911 Mohammedan naval victory off Samos. Death of Leo. His infant son, =Constantine (VII) Porphyrogenitus=, and his brother =Alexander= rule together. 912 Death of Alexander. He nominates, before dying, a regency of six members, exclusive of the patriarch, to act during Constantine’s minority. Attempt of Constantine Ducas to gain the throne suppressed by John Eladas, one of the regents. =Zoe Carbonopsina=, mother of Constantine, admitted to supreme power by the regency. 913-914 Simeon, king of Bulgaria, invades the empire with no positive results. 917 The Patzinaks defeat Leo Phocas at Achelous, which causes Romanus Lecapenus to intrigue for the throne. 919 Constantine marries Romanus’ daughter Helena. =Romanus (I) Lecapenus= crowned emperor as colleague to Constantine. 920 =Christopher=, son of Romanus, is raised to the imperial dignity. 921 The war with the Bulgarians assumes serious proportions; further increased 923 by an alliance between King Simeon of Bulgaria and the Mohammedans. 926 A temporary end is put to the troubles with the Bulgarians and Arabs by an interview between Romanus and Simeon. 927 Peter, Simeon’s successor, enters Byzantine territory, demanding war or the hand of the emperor’s granddaughter. Romanus agrees to the latter alternative. 928 Romanus makes his sons, =Stephanus= and =Constantine VIII=, associate emperors. There are now five emperors. 931 Death of Christopher. 934-940 Period of complete peace in the empire, except for petty warfare with Lombard princes. Constantine VII plans to regain the sole power. 941 A Russian fleet of ten thousand galleys appears before Constantinople. Romans drive them off with small force. 944 Stephanus and Constantine VIII at instigation of Constantine VII banish their father to Prota. Constantine VII then regains full power, and banishes Stephanus and Constantine VIII likewise to Prota, 945.