Battle of Kleidion
July 29, 1014
Emperor Basil II trapped the Bulgarian army in a mountain pass and captured fifteen thousand men. He blinded ninety-nine of every hundred and sent them home in pathetic columns led by the hundredth, who had one eye spared. Tsar Samuel collapsed and died at the sight before him. The victory earned Basil the epithet Boulgaroktonos, the Bulgar-slayer, a title he carried for eternity.
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Also in 1014 (3 other events on record)
- Rajendra Chola begins northern campaign · South Asia · War
- Battle of Clontarf · Europe · War
- Death of Sweyn Forkbeard · Europe · Politics
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.