Greetings all,
Today
we commemorate with joy the Byzantine victory over Bulgar forces in the
Battle of Spercheios, fought on July 16th in 997 AD:
The
battle was fought on the Thermopylae pass on the Sprecheios river. The
opposing forces were on opposite banks, and as there had been heavy
rains the Bulgars were confident Byzantine forces were unable to cross.
They managed to find a ford and attacked the Bulgar forces at dawn, and
won total victory by destroying most of the Bulgar army.
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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