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Boris II is unable to stem the …
Years: 970 - 970
Boris II is unable to stem the Kievan advance, and finds himself forced to accept Sviatoslav of Kiev as his ally and puppet-master, turning against the Greeks.
Bardas Skleros leads twelve thousand skilled soldiers in overcoming thirty thousand Russian invaders at Arcadiopolis near Adrianople, Bardas and his brother first triumphing in single combat.
Only a few Russians escape the battle, in which, according to a Greek historian, only twenty-five imperial soldiers had been killed.
Emperor John I Tzimiskes advances northwards.
Failing to secure the defense of the Balkan passes, …
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- Bardas Skleros
- Boris II of Bulgaria
- Constantine VIII
- John I Tzimiskes
- Leo Phokas
- Peter I of Bulgaria
- Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Groups
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Bulgarians (South Slavs)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
- Bulgarian Empire (First)
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Years: 970 - 970
Locations
People
- Bardas Skleros
- Boris II of Bulgaria
- Constantine VIII
- John I Tzimiskes
- Leo Phokas
- Peter I of Bulgaria
- Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Groups
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Bulgarians (South Slavs)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
- Bulgarian Empire (First)
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions