lionofchaeronea: A Bulgarian army under Alusian that attempted to besiege Thessaloniki in 1040 is dr
lionofchaeronea: A Bulgarian army under Alusian that attempted to besiege Thessaloniki in 1040 is driven off by Byzantine forces. Miniature from the Synopsis of Histories (Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν) of John Skylitzes, produced in Sicily in the 12th century; now in the Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid. -- source link
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