Battle of Beroia
April 28, 1122
Emperor John II Komnenos trapped a Pecheneg horde in a wagon fort in Thrace and annihilated it in a day of close fighting. The nomadic people who had shaped Balkan warfare for two centuries were effectively destroyed as a political force. John celebrated the anniversary for the rest of his life.
In context
Also in 1122 (3 other events on record)
- Concordat of Worms · Europe · Religion
- David IV retakes Tbilisi · Central Asia · Politics
- Qara Khitai establish Western Liao · Central Asia · Politics
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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