Greetings all,
Today we commemorate the Battle of Andrassos, fought between Byzantine and Arab forces on November 8th in 960 AD:
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
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