He and Basileios 2 did not it think fit for both to be autokrator, but the elder of them, Basileios 2, girded on the entirety of the power and appointed him partner in the name alone of empire: in association with Basileios 2
Although it was possible for him to share his ancestral inheritance - that is, the rule - on equal terms with Basileios 2, he ceded most of it to him, even though he was young, when lust for rule is especially kindled
Ceded most of his inheritance to Basileios 2, even though seeing that Basileios 2 was not yet past the span of youth, but only newly bearded
Psellos: Chronographia I 2.14-18
Was present in the battle-line (against Bardas Phokas) and was part of the infantry, clad in a breastplate and wielding a long spear: in association with Basileios 2
When Bardas Phokas learned that he was in the battle-line (at Abydos), he decided to delay the fight no longer but made that day sovereign judge of the war: in association with Basileios 2
ἑαυτῷ τὴν τοῦ τυράννου ἐμεγαλαύχει ἀναίρεσιν Psellos: Chronographia I 16.17-19
Basileios 2 behaved disdainfully not only to others, but even to him, allocating him only a small bodyguard, as if he begrudged a more elevated and brilliant array; Basileios subdued him by gradually diminishing his authority
Basileios 2 felt affection and strong love for Eudokia 101, Theodora 1 and Zoe 1, but took no more noble care for them; while guarding the power for him, he put their care in Konstantinos' hands
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos VIII was called to the deathbed of Basileios II to receive power & discuss his funeral Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Death of Basileios II; accession of Konstantinos VIII Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Death of Basileios II; accession of Konstantinos VIII Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Inadequate plans of Konstantinos VIII for the future of his daughters Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos VIII suspected rebels everywhere & blinded them (unspecific) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos VIII pursued a past vendetta against Konstantinos Bourtzes by blinding him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos freed political prisoners & promoted the elite to new dignities Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 All unpaid taxes cruelly exacted by Konstantinos VIII Certainty: 1
1026
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos appointed to the highest positions worthless persons, often his own eunuchs Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Konstantinos promoted Romanos (III) Argyropoulos to patrikios & eparchos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Nikephoros Komnenos fought Saracens in Media, but was dismissed & imprisoned Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Bardas Phokas (grandson of Bardas) condemned for treason on trumped-up charge & blinded Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Revolt of people of Naupaktos against strategos brutally put down Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 List of persons suspected of revolt & punished, mostly by blinding
A number of people - Romanos Kourkouas, Bogdanos, Glabas, Goudelios, the monk Zacharias and probably his kinsman Theudatos (Pheudatos) - were suspected by Konstantinos VIII of plotting against him and blinded, with the exception of Zacharias, whose tongue was slit. The list perhaps covers the whole reign after 1026
Certainty: 3 Novel of Konstantinos VIII & Alexios Stoudites on punishment of rebels Certainty: 3
1027
Certainty: 2 Pecheneg invasion of Bulgaria driven back across Danube by Konstantinos Diogenes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 After a year of captivity, Nikephoros Komnenos & eight colleagues were blinded Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Georgian attempt to recover fortresses from Byzantium was stopped by parakoimomenos Nikolaos (Symeon) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Iberian magnates expelled from estates by Niketas of Pisidia; grants of dignities in western lands Certainty: 1
Certainty: 2 Basileios Skleros quarelled with Prousianos: both exiled, then Skleros was blinded (?) & Prousianos freed Certainty: 2
1028
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos VIII, suddenly ill, chose Konstantinos Dalassenos as son-in-law & successor Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos VIII turned to Romanos Argyros as successor: his wife became a nun Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos VIII as he died handed to Kyriakos a document for Bagratids on heritability of their rule Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Romanos (III) married Zoe Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Death of Konstantinos VIII; accession of Romanos III Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Romanos III increased church revenues & abolished allelengyon Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Synod to support metropolitan Ioannes of Melitene against Yuhanna, Jacobite archbishop of Antioch Certainty: 2
1034
Certainty: 2 Kiwrakos sold to Michael IV the letter on the future of the Armenian kingdom Certainty: 2
1042
Certainty: 3 Michael V banished Zoe to Prinkipo Certainty: 3
1043
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote Orationes panegyricae 2 for Konstantinos IX, with summary of recent history Certainty: 2