Basil retakes Macedonia! The tide turns β Battle of Skopje, 1004 β Basil II the Bulgar Slayer Part 4
π© By the end of the 10th, Emperor Basil realized he cannot fight a two-front war. So he began consolidating his position against the Fatimids in the east and shifted his focus west. Between the years 998 and 1004, Basil the Bulgar Slayer began the destruction of the Bulgarian Empire.
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