Greetings all,

On this Day we commemorate the victorious the Battle of Andrassos, fought between Byzantine and Arab forces on November 8th in 960 AD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Andrassos

It was a resounding victory for Byzantine forces led by Phocas the younger. This battle broke the Hamdanid emirate, eventually resulting in the recapture of Antioch, and the vassalization of Aleppo. After the battle a triumph was held in the Hippodrome in Constantinople.

-Marcus Cassius Julianus