Spercheios, Battle of
997 CE
The Battle of Spercheios takes place in 997, on the shores of the river of the same name in present-day central Greece.
It is fought between a Bulgarian army led by Tsar Samuil, that in the previous year had penetrated far south into Greece, and a Byzantine army under the command of Nikephoros Ouranos.
The Byzantine victory virtually destroys the Bulgarian army, and stems its raids in Macedonia and southern Greece, heralding a reversal of Byzantine fortunes in the prolonged conflict.
The major historical source on the battle comes from Greek historian John Skylitzes whose Synopsis of Histories contains a biography of the then reigning Eastern Roman Emperor, Basil II.
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