@realparmenion: In 1014, after defeating the Bulgarian army at the Battle of Kleidion, Emperor Basil II reportedly ordered thousands of captured Bulgarian soldiers to be blinded. According to medieval accounts, he left one man in every hundred with a single eye so they could guide the others home. When the surviving soldiers finally reached Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria, Samuel was devastated by the sight of his mutilated army. The loss shattered Bulgarian morale and demonstrated the overwhelming power of the Byzantine Empire. Medieval sources report that Samuel suffered a stroke shortly after witnessing the survivors and died two days later, in October 1014. Although Bulgaria continued to resist for several years, Samuel’s death weakened the kingdom’s leadership. In 1018, Basil II completed the conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire, bringing it under Byzantine rule.#byzantine #empire #basil

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Fla.Petr.Sabbatius Iustinianus :

dont care;my Βασιλιος Ο Πορφυρογεννητος had his reasons.

2026-06-14 13:33:32

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𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐕 :

fake numbers btw the entire army of bulgaria was around 15000 at that time

2026-06-14 08:01:48

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Chad

2026-06-14 06:39:27

KerneX :

Forgot to mention that the king who saw his army return like that had a stroke and later died because of this

2026-06-13 22:22:22

🇧🇬 :

Thats the only significant win for the byzantines , any other conflict was disaster for them

2026-06-14 10:34:25

Ejjog 🇬🇧 :

This was the empire's high point. His brother was a weak heir. It went downhill.

2026-06-14 21:42:48

nestor :

good. they should have stayed in Uzbekistan

2026-06-13 23:29:09

Waidera Naehara Tukana :

When Tsar Samuel of Bulgars saw his men with all their eyes blinded, he got heart attack and died.

2026-06-16 00:47:13

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