…Sviatoslav allows the imperial forces to penetrate…

970 CE

…Sviatoslav allows the imperial forces to penetrate into Moesia and lay siege to the Bulgarian capital Preslav.

Although Bulgarians and Ruses join in defending the city, the Greeks manage to set afire the wooden structures and roofs by missiles, and take the fortress.

Locations
Preslav > Veliki Preslav Bulgaria View →

People
Bardas Skleros View → Boris II of Bulgaria View → Constantine VIII View → John I Tzimiskes View → Leo Phokas View → Peter I of Bulgaria View → Sviatoslav I of Kiev View →

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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Bulgarians (South Slavs) View → Rus' people View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty View → Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of View → Bulgarian Empire (First) View →

Topics
Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars View → Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria View → Bulgaria, Byzantine conquest of View →

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Weapons View →

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Group: Latin Empire of Constantinople (“Romania”)
People: Casimir IV Jagiellon
Location: Naples > Napoli Campania Italy
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