Question

Basil i claimed that he commissioned the mosaic of the virgin and child enthroned in hagia sophia to replace the one that ____.

Answer 1

Basil I (the Byzantine Emperor who reigned from 867 to 886) founded the Macedonian dynasty and formulated the Basilica (the Greek legal code). He claimed that he commissioned the mosaic of the virgin and child enthroned in Hagia Sophia to replace the one that the "impostors" destroyed.

Answer 2

Basil I, also called the Macedonian and the founder of the Macedonian dynasty of Byzantium, the dynasty whose rule was the most prosperous time in the Byzantium history, started the revival of art and he ordered the mosaic in order to, in his words, replace the one the impostors had broken.