Wednesday, August 7, 2024

 Greetings all,


Today we celebrate the Byzantine victory in ending the siege by Avars and Bulgars on August 7th in 626 AD:



In the waters of the Golden Horn a Persian fleet was destroyed while ferrying reinforcements. The Avars, who had suffered great losses in trying to besiege the city, and running short of food and supplies, burned their siege engines. They abandoned the siege and retreated to the Balkan peninsula. The Byzantines then had a decisive victory at Blachernae, under the protection of the nearby Church of the Virgin Mary.

There should be cake!  :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
 
 
 

 

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