Basil II Conquers the Bulgars
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Byzantine Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Bulgaria, Macedonia
- Date: 1014
Article abstract: Basil II conquers the Bulgars, devastating the Bulgar troops and ending the First Bulgarian Empire with the death of Czar Samuel, thus ensuring the continued existence of the Byzantine state.
Summary of Event
Relations between the Bulgarians and the Byzantines, peaceful for forty years following the tumultuous reign of Symeon, again became problematic during the coregency of Nicephorus Phocas with his two stepsons, Basil and Constantine. In 965, when Bulgarian envoys appeared at his court demanding their accustomed tribute, Nicephorus...
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