Proclamation of Bardas Skleros as Emperor from the Madrid copy of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes
The narrative resumes with Basil Lekapenos elevating his great-nephew Basil II to the throne. However Bardas Sclerus immediately rebels and declares himself Emperor.
Period: 976-77
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