<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMilki hiyo ilizorota zaidi baada ya kupoteza Afrika Kaskazini na Italia, na ilipelekwa kwenye ukingo wa vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe na Mgogoro wa Iconoclastic, kabla ya kufurahia enzi nyingine fupi ya dhahabu chini ya Basil II 976-1025.  <response>: The empire was further diminished by the loss of North Africa and Italy, and was brought to the brink of civil war by the Iconoclastic Crisis, before enjoying another brief golden age under Basil II 976 1025. 