conventional long name Kingdom of Thessalonica common name Thessalonica continent Europe ... government type Monarchy year start 1204 year end 1224 event start Kingdom established event end Fall of Thessalonica to Epirus p1 Byzantine Empire image p1 File Simple Labarum.svg 20px alt s1 Despotate of Epirus flag s1 image coat Coat of arms of kingdom of thessalonica.png symbol symbol type Coat of arms of Montferrat and of the Kingdom of Thessalonica image map Carte Thessalonique 1204.png image map caption Kingdom of Thessalonica 1204 . capital Thessalonica common languages Latin officially ... 1207 year leader2 1207 1224 title leader King The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short lived Crusader ... Category Former countries in the Balkans Category Former vassal states Category Kingdom of Thessalonica ... Boniface reluctantly accepted this, and set out to conquer Thessalonica , the second largest ... the city. He then went on to capture the city later in 1204 and set up a kingdom there, subordinate ... suggest that Boniface based his claim to Thessalonica on the statement that his younger brother Renier of Montferrat Renier had been granted Thessalonica on his marriage to Maria Komnene Porphyrogenita ... . ref The kingdom occupied land along the Aegean Sea Aegean coast of Thrace , Thessaly , and Macedonia region Macedonia , but the interior borders were undefined as the kingdom was from the outset constantly .... The kingdom initially also faced attacks from the deposed Byzantine emperor Alexius III , who had ... of Thessalonica. The Lombard Rebellion Boniface s rule lasted less than two years before he was ambushed by Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria and killed on September 4, 1207. The kingdom passed to Boniface s son ... of Boniface, attacked the kingdom in 1210 , as did the Bulgarians. Henry of Flanders eventually ... Theodore began anew the assault on the kingdom. Over the next nine years Theodore gradually conquered all of Thessalonica except the city itself, as the Latin Empire could spare no army to defend it while ... more details
Battle of Thessalonica or Salonica may refer to one of the following battles that took place near the city of Thessalonica , Greece Battle of Thessalonica 380 Gothic victory over the Roman army Sack of Thessalonica 904 Sack of the city by an Arab fleet Battle of Thessalonica 996 Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines Battle of Thessalonica 1014 Byzantine victory over the Bulgarians Battle of Thesalonica 1040 Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines Battle of Thesalonica 2nd 1040 Byzantine victory over the Bulgarians Sack of Thessalonica 1185 Sack of the city by the Normans Siege of Thessalonica 1224 Epirus captures the seat of the Latin Kingdom of Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica 1264 Byzantine victory over Epirus Siege of Thessalonica 1422 1430 Capture of the city by the Ottoman Empire disambig Category History of Thessaloniki bg it Battaglia di Tessalonica disambigua ru ... more details
Thessalonica in the Middle Ages may refer to Thessalonica city, capital of Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum after 379 AD , Thessalonica theme or to the Latin Kingdom of Thessalonica . Sack of Thessalonica Expand section date January 2011 File Sack of Thessalonica by Arabs, 904.png thumb right 250px The sack of Thessalonica in 904, from the Madrid Skylitzes . The Sack of Thessalonica 904 by the Muslim navy under the leadership of the Greek convert to Islam, Leo of Tripolis Battles of Bulgarian Byzantine wars Expand section date January 2011 Battle of Thessalonica 996 Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines Battle of Salonica 1014 Byzantine victory over the Bulgarians Battle of Salonica 1040 Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines Battle of Salonica 2nd 1040 Byzantine victory over the Bulgarians Kingdom of Thessalonica Expand section date January 2011 After the Fourth Crusade Thessalonica Greek language Greek , Thessalonik became the capital of the Kingdom of Thessalonica created for Boniface of Montferrat . In 1224 the city was taken by Theodore Komnenos Doukas of Despotate of Epirus Epirus , whose family maintained itself in control until 1246. In that year Thessalonica was annexed ... Thessalonica successfully withstood the attacks of the Catalan Company in 1308 and of Stefan Du an Stefan Uro IV Du an in 1334. Zealots of Thessalonica In the period 1342&ndash 1349 Thessalonica was a virtually independent commune in the hands of the Zealots, Thessalonica Zealots . Ottoman siege and conquest main Siege of Thessalonica 1422 1430 The city fell to the Turks in 1387 after an attack ... Empire in 1403. Unable to hold Thessalonica against the Turks, its ruler, the despot Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica Andronikos Palaiologos ceded it to Republic of Venice Venice in 1423 ... of ThessalonicaThessalonica theme References The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium , Oxford University ... buildings in Thessaloniki DEFAULTSORT Thessalonica Category Medieval Thessalonica Category Thessaloniki ... more details
by Latins Middle Ages Latins after the Fourth Crusade , and became part of the Kingdom of Thessalonica ... continued to govern Thessalonica until the early 9th century, when he was replaced by a strategos at the head of the new theme of Thessalonica. ref harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 2071 harvnb Nesbitt Oikonomides 1991 p 50 . ref The strategos of Thessalonica is attested for the first time in 836, but a letter ... century, the doukaton of Thessalonica was of such importance that it was often held by members ... of Thessalonica 1422 1430 siege by the Ottomans which ended with the city s conquest in 1430. ref ... of Byzantium location New York, New York and Oxford, United Kingdom publisher Oxford University Press ... Category Medieval Thessalonica Category Byzantine provinces in Macedonia bg el ... more details
Epigonus of Thessalonica is the author of two epigrams in the Greek Anthology . References Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Brunck . Anal. vol. iu p. 306 Jacobs, vol. iii. p. 19, vol. xiii. p. 889 The Greek Anthology By William Roger Paton Page 139 1960 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Epigonus Of Thessalonica ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Epigonus Of Thessalonica Category Ancient Macedonian poets Category Ancient Thessalonians Category Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology Ancient Greece bio stub ... more details
Damon of Thessalonica was a Macedon ian statesman known from an inscription 143 BC ref http inscriptions.packhum.org inscriptions main?url oi 3Fikey 3D214130 26bookid 3D224 26region 3D2 IvO 325 ref in Elis , Olympia, Greece Olympia , honouring Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus . cquote Damon son of Nicanor, Macedonian from Thessalonica for Quintus Caecilius son of Quintus Metellus, proconsul of the Romans, to the Olympian Zeus on account of his virtue arete and goodwill which he continues to manifest to myself and the homecity and the rest of Macedonians and the other Greeks border 0 cellpadding 10 cellspacing 0 align center width 90 style background color EEEEEE As Gene L. Green points out ref The letters to the Thessalonians by Gene L. Green http books.google.com books?id 06DWb8PIxs8C&pg PA17&dq Damon of Thessalonica Page 17 ISBN 0802837387 ref This honorific inscription highlights the fact that not all Macedonians, especially those living in Thessalonica, viewed the Roman occupation as unbearable yoke but rather enjoyed the fruits of Roman benefaction. ... The benefits Metellus brought extended beyond arresting the rebellion of Andriscus . Pro Roman attitudes appear over and again in inscriptions from Thessalonica, a city that appears to have been particularly favored by the Romans. ... The Thessalonians viewed Metellus as their savior from the insurrection of Andriscus , clear evidence that Thessalonica was one of the Macedonian cities that did not support but rather opposed the rebellion. The city s sympathies were with Metellus, who served as proconsul from 147 to 146 BC, and this support possibly resulted in the exemption from paying tribute to Rome and the grant of Free city antiquity free city status to Thessalonica. See also Fourth Macedonian War History of Thessaloniki Roman era Macedonia Roman province Notes reflist Category Ancient Macedonian individuals Category Ancient Thessalonians Category Roman era Macedonians Category 2nd century BC Macedonians ... more details
Aristarchus or Aristarch , a Greek Macedonia Roman province Macedonian of Thessaloniki Thessalonica bibleverse Acts 27 2 , was an Early Christianity early Christian mentioned in a few passages of the New Testament . He accompanied Paul of Tarsus Saint Paul on his third missionary journey. Along with Gaius, another Macedonian, Aristarchus was seized by the mob at Ephesus and taken into the theater bibleverse Acts 19 29 . Later, Aristarchus returned with Paul from Greece to Asia Roman province Asia bibleverse Acts 20 4 . At Caesarea Palaestina Caesarea , he embarked with Paul on a ship of Edremit District , Bal kesir Edremit Adramyttium bound for Myra in Lycia bibleverse Acts 27 2 whether he traveled with him from there to Rome is not recorded. Aristarchus is described as Paul s fellow prisoner and fellow laborer in bibleverse Colossians 4 10 and bibleverse Philemon 1 24 , respectively. In Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, Aristarchus is identified as one of the Seventy Disciples Seventy Apostles and bishop of Apamea Syria Apamea . He is commemorated as a saint and Christian martyrs martyr on January 4 Eastern Orthodox liturgics January 4 , April 14 Eastern Orthodox liturgics April 14 , and September 27 Eastern Orthodox liturgics September 27 . Aristarchus son of Aristarchus, a politarch of Thessalonica 39 38 BC? ref Greek inscription http epigraphy.packhum.org inscriptions oi?ikey 137212&bookid 14®ion 4&subregion 11 IG X,2 1 30 ref may be the same person with Aristarchus ref Church and Community Conflicts The Relationships of the Thessalonian ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aristarchus Of Thessalonica ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... Of Thessalonica Category Seventy disciples Category Eastern Orthodox saints Category New Testament people Category 1st century bishops Category 1st century Greek people Category Saints of Roman Thessalonica ... Category 1st century Christian saints Category Politarchs of Roman Thessalonica Category Book of Acts ... more details
for others of this name Antipater disambiguation Antipater of Thessalonica was the author of over a hundred epigram s in the Greek Anthology . He is the most copious and perhaps the most interesting of the Augustus Augustan epigrammatist s. He lived under the patronage of Lucius Calpurnius Piso consul 15 BC Lucius Calpurnius Piso consul in BC 15 and then proconsul of Macedonia for several years , who appointed him governor of Thessalonica . There are many allusions in his work to contemporary history one celebrates the foundation of Nicopolis by Octavian us, after the battle of Actium one anticipates his victory over the Parthians in the expedition of 20 BC one is addressed to Gaius Caesar , who died in AD 4. None can be ascribed securely to a date later than 4. Antipater is also known for being the first to mention use of the waterwheel in a poem . He tells of an advanced Water wheel Types overshot wheel watermill around 20 BC 10 AD, praising the reduction of human labour in grinding corn quote Hold back your hand from the mill, you grinding girls even if the cockcrow heralds the dawn, sleep on. For Demeter has imposed the labours of your hands on the nymph s, who leaping down upon the topmost part of the wheel, rotate its axle with encircling cogs, ref The translation of this word is crucial to the interpretation of the passage. Traditionally, it has been translated as spoke e.g. Reynolds, p. 17 , but Lewis p. 66 points out that, while its primary meaning is ray as a sunbeam , its only concrete meaning is cog . Since a horizontal wheeled corn mill does not need gearing and hence has no cogs , the mill must have been vertical wheeled. ref it turns the hollow weight of the Nisyros Nisyrian millstone s. If we learn to feast toil free on the fruits of the earth, we taste again ... s epigram Greek Anthology Vitruvius Watermill DEFAULTSORT Antipater Of Thessalonica Category ... Category Politarchs of Roman Thessalonica de Antipatros von Thessalonike bg ca ... more details
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Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul lang el or , , c.500 560 AD a Byzantine hypatos during the reign of Justinian , is the author of 42 epigrams in the Greek Anthology , the best of which are some delicate and fanciful amatory pieces. His poems were published in 567 AD by Agathias in his collection of contemporary epigrams, the Kyklos . References http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 1990.html Ancient Library http ancienthistory.about.com library bl bl text gkanth bio5h.htm About.com External links Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology http www.google.com search?hl en&q Macedonius select epigrams Greek Anthology&btnG Search Google Macedonius Consul The Epigrams Amazon http www.amazon.co.uk dp 3487100592 http www.amazon.com dp 3487100592 http www.amazon.ca dp 3487100592 Ancient Greece writer stub Category Byzantine poets Category Late Roman era Thessalonians Category Ancient Macedonian poets Category 6th century poets Category 6th century Byzantine people Category Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology ca Macedoni de Tessal nica it Macedonio di Tessalonica ... more details
The Edict of Thessalonica , also known as Cunctos populos , was delivered on 27 February 380 by Theodosius I , Gratian , and Valentinian II in order that all their subjects should profess the faith of the bishops of Early centers of Christianity Rome Rome and Early centers of Christianity Alexandria Alexandria . The edict was issued shortly after Theodosius had suffered a severe illness in Early centers of Christianity Greece Thessalonica and was baptized by Acholius of Thessalonica, the bishop of that city. ref name EncyEarlyChrist Ferguson, McHugh, Norris 1999 , p. 1126 ref It is commonly asserted that this edict made Christianity the State church of the Roman Empire . Critics who? date November 2011 claim its aim was not to force pagan s into the Christian Church , but to make all Christians accept Nicene Christianity . They further claim that to say that Christianity was now the state religion is meaningless, since pagans were not discriminated against as late as the early 390s pagans still provided half of the high ranking state officials and provincial governors in the eastern provinces, under the rule of Theodosius cn date November 2011 . For details see Christian persecution of paganism under Theodosius I . Background The emperor Constantine I converted to Christianity in 312. By 325 Arianism , a type of christology which denied the Trinity , had created enough problems in Early Christianity that Constantine who had little patience for the finer points of theology called the First Council of Nicaea Council of Nicaea in an attempt to establish an empire wide orthodoxy and end the controversy. The council produced the Nicene Creed The original Nicene Creed of 325 original ... of Heresy heretic s in the west. This was followed shortly by the jointly issued Edict of Thessalonica ... decide to inflict. br GIVEN IN THESSALONICA ON THE THIRD DAY FROM THE Calends CALENDS OF MARCH ... Roman Thessalonica Category 4th century Christianity ca Edicte de Tessal nica de Dreikaiseredikt ... more details
Philippus of Thessalonica Ancient Greek Greek 1st century or Philippus Epigrammaticus was the compiler of an Anthology of epigram Epigrammatists subsequent to Meleager of Gadara and is himself the author of 72 epigrams in the Greek Anthology . Philippus has one word which describes the epigram by a single quality he calls his work an oligostikhia or collection of poems not exceeding a few lines in length. Philippus own epigrams, of which over seventy are extant, are generally rather dull, chiefly school exercises, and, in the phrase of Jacobs, imitatione magis quam inventione conspicua . But we owe to him the preservation of a large mass of work belonging to the Roman period. His collection of epigrams was called Garland of Philippus , copying the name of recently published at the time in the same century Garland of Meleagros . References http ancienthistory.about.com od anthology ss GkAnthBio4c.htm About.com http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 2622.html Ancient Library http www.fullbooks.com Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology1.html Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by J. W. Mackail Ancient Greece writer stub Category Anthologists Category Roman era poets Category Ancient Thessalonians Category Ancient Macedonian poets Category Ancient Macedonian anthologists Category Ancient Greek anthologists Category Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology Category 1st century poets ca Filip de Tessal nica el ... more details
Archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica or Eustathios of Thessalonike lang el c. 1115 1195 6 was a Greek bishop and scholar. He is most noted for his contemporary account of the sack of Thessalonike by the Normans in 1185, for his orations and for his commentaries on Homer , which incorporate many remarks by much earlier researchers. Life A pupil of Nicholas Kataphloron, Eustathios was appointed to the offices of superintendent of petitions lang grc , epi ton deeseon , professor of rhetoric lang grc , and was ordained a deacon in Constantinople. He was ordained bishop of Myra . Ca. 1178 he was appointed to the archbishopric of Thessalonica, where he remained until his death in ca. 1195 6. Accounts of his life and work are given in the funeral orations by Euthymius and Michael Choniates of which manuscripts survive in the Bodleian Library in the University of Oxford . Niketas Choniates viii.238, x.334 praised him as the most learned man of his age, a judgment which is difficult to dispute. He wrote commentaries on ancient Greek poets, theological treatises, addresses, letters, and an important account of the sack of Thessalonice by William II of Sicily in 1185. Of his works, his commentaries on Homer are the most widely referred to they display an extensive knowledge of Greek literature from the earliest to the latest times. Other works exhibit impressive character, and oratorical power, which earned him the esteem of the Komnenos Komnenoi emperors. Politically, Eustathios was a supporter of emperor Manuel I Komnenos Manuel I . An original thinker, he sometimes praised such secular values as military prowess. He decried slavery ... of Thessalonica , an eye witness account of the siege of 1185 and subsequent sufferings of the people ... Philip Schaff Schaff, Philip , http www.ccel.org ccel schaff hcc4.i.xiv.x.html Eustathius of Thessalonica ... Eastern Orthodox bishops Category Byzantine archbishops of Thessalonica Category Byzantine Thessalonian ... more details
, and for two or three days, Thessalonica was like a city under enemy occupation and suffered all ..., History Thessalonica at the time was the second most important city of the Empire after ... Category Medieval Thessalonica bg cs Z l ti Solu es Zelotes de Tesal nica ru ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Thessalonica image caption partof date summer or autumn 380 place near Thessalonica , Macedonia result Gothic victory combatant1 Image Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg 25px alt link Roman Empire combatant2 Goths commander1 Theodosius I commander2 Fritigern strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Battle of Thessalonica was fought in the summer or autumn of 380 by Fritigern s Goths and a Roman army led by Theodosius I . Reconstituted after Adrianople , the Eastern Roman army suffered another major defeat. Theodosius retreated to Thessalonica and surrendered control of operations to the Western Emperor, Gratian . References Peter Heather , 1996. The Goths , Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0 631 16536 3. coord 40.6403 22.9439 display title Category 380 Category 4th century conflicts Category Battles involving the Roman Empire Thessalonica 380 Category Battles involving the Goths Thessalonica 380 Category Late Roman Thessalonica Category History of the Germanic peoples AncientRome battle stub bg 380 it Battaglia di Tessalonica ru 380 vi Tr n Thessalonica 380 ... more details
For other battles that took place at Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica disambiguation Battle of Thessalonica Infobox Military Conflict conflict Ottoman siege of Thessalonica image caption partof the Byzantine Ottoman wars and the Ottoman Venetian Wars date 1422 1430 place Thessalonica result Ottoman Empire Ottoman victory, capture of the city combatant1 flag Byzantine Empire 1422 23 br flag Republic of Venice 1423 30 combatant2 flag Ottoman Empire 1383 casualties1 2000 7000 citizens enslaved. casualties2 unknown Campaignbox Byzantine Ottoman Wars The siege of Thessalonica between 1422 and 1430 was an ultimately successful attempt by the Ottoman Empire under Murad II to take the Byzantine Empire Byzantine city of Thessalonica . Initially, the Sultan desired to capture the city in order to punish the ruling Byzantine Palaiologos Palaiologoi dynasty for their attempts at inciting rebellion within the Ottoman ranks. Toward this end, Murad II laid siege to the harbor of Thessalonica in 1422. ref John Julius Norwich, Byzantine The Decline and Fall Alfred A. Knopf Pub. New York, 1998 p. 394 ref In 1423, the Byzantine despot Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica Andronikos Palaiologos handed the city to the Republic of Venice , which assumed the burden of its defence the rumour that it was sold is baseless . ref John Julius Norwich, A History of Venice Alfred A. Knopf Pub. New York, 1982 p. 343 ref ref Mango, Cyril. The Oxford History of Byzantium. 1st ed. New York Oxford UP, 2002. pg 277 ref Siege The Ottomans maintained their naval blockade until 1430, when they assaulted ..., Venice and Thessalonica 1423 1430. The Venetian Documents , Padua 2002 and Venice and Thessalonica ... missing Category Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire Thessalonica 1422 Category Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire Thessalonica 1422 Category 1422 in Europe Category 15th century in the Byzantine Empire Category Medieval Thessalonica Category Ottoman Thessalonica Category 1420s conflicts Category ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict image caption conflict Battle of Thessalonica partof the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date autumn of 1004 place near Thessalon ki , modern Greece result Bulgarian victory combatant1 First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire combatant2 Byzantine Empire commander1 Samuil of Bulgaria commander2 Ioannes Chaldus strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown Byzantine Bulgarian Wars The Battle of Thessalonica in 1004 was one of the many attacks of the First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian emperor Samuel of Bulgaria Samuel against the second most important Byzantine city in the Balkans , Thessalonica . Eight years earlier Samuel Battle of Thessalonica 996 had defeated the governor of Thessalonica theme Thessalonica , Gregory Taronites. The attack in 1004 was undertaken immediately after the end of one of the regular campaigns of the Byzantine emperor Basil II into Bulgaria. Despite the Bulgarian defeat in the battle of Skopje , after the withdrawal of Basil II Samuel answered by invading the Byzantine dominions in turn. He ambushed the governor of Salonica John Chaldos near his city and captured him. ref , ., , . I, . 2, http www.promacedonia.org vz1b vz1b 6 3.html . 687 688 ref This chronology of events was presented by the historian Vasil Zlatarski . Other researches such as Srdjan Pirivatrich ref , ., . , 2000, . 118 119, 157 ref and Plamen Pavlov ref , ., http www.vmro rousse.hit.bg Pl Pavlov.html retrieved on 13 April 2011 ref assume that Samuel s victory over Gregory Taronites was in 995, while the defeat of John Chaldos took place in 996. References reflist battle stub Byzantine stub coord missing Category 11th century conflicts Category 1004 Category 11th century in Bulgaria ... in Thessalonica bg 1004 es Batalla de Sal nica 1004 ... more details
For other battles that took place at Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica disambiguation Battle of Thessalonica Infobox Military Conflict image File Bularians under Alusian Thessaloniki 1040.jpg 220px Byzantine counterattack, after the failed Bulgarian siege of Thessalonica. caption The Byzantine counterattack after the failed siege conflict Battle of Thessalonica partof the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date Fall 1040 place near Thessaloniki , Greece result Byzantine victory combatant1 Bulgarian Empire combatant2 Byzantine Empire commander1 Alusian of Bulgaria commander2 Unknown strength1 40,000 strength2 Unknown casualties1 15,000 casualties2 Unknown Byzantine Bulgarian Wars The battle of Thessalonica lang bg , lang el took place in the fall of 1040 near the city of Thessalonica in contemporary Greece between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire Byzantines . The battle ended with a Byzantine victory. Origins of the conflict The news for the successes of the uprising of Peter Delyan which broke out in the beginning of 1040 in Belgrade soon reached Armenia where many Bulgarians Bulgarian nobles were resettled after the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire in 1018. The most influential from these was Alusian of Bulgaria Alusian , the second son of the last list of Bulgarian monarchs Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria Ivan Vladislav 1015 1018 . Dressed as a mercenary soldier he went to Constantinople from where he managed to get to Bulgaria despite the strict control. The battle His arrival would mean more tensions in the rebel camp because Alusian could also claim the throne and he kept his origin in secret until he found supporters ... candidate for his crown. Peter II gave Alusian 40,000 army to attack Thessalonica, the second largest ... leaving his arms behind. Aftermath The catastrophe at Thessalonica worsened the relations ... Category 11th century in Bulgaria Category Battles of the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars in Thessalonica ... more details
For other battles that took place at Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica disambiguation Infobox Military Conflict image Image Samuil skilitsa trud.jpg 200px caption conflict Battle of Thessalonica partof the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date 996 place near Thessalonica , Greece result Bulgarian victory combatant1 First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire combatant2 Byzantine Empire commander1 Samuil of Bulgaria commander2 Gregory Taronites br Ashot Taronites strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Light casualties2 Heavy Byzantine Bulgarian Wars The Battle of Thessalonica lang bg occurred in 996 , near the city of Thessalonica , Greece . Origins of the conflict After the great victory in the Battle of Trayanovi Vrata , and the subsequent civil war in the Byzantine Empire , Samuil was free to attack the Byzantine strongholds all over the Balkan peninsula . After having secured his rule over most of the northern Balkans, in 996 he led a campaign against Thessalonica, Byzantium s second largest city. The battle Samuil was a skillful military commander and organised a brilliant ambush. He ordered his soldiers to dig ditches, pitfalls and other traps outside the town and left most of his army there. Next, Samuil assaulted the fortress with a small, detached force. The Byzantine governor, dux Gregory Taronites, sent part of his forces under his son, Ashot, to drive them away. Samuil then staged a deceptive retreat, drawing the Byzantines into the trap he had prepared. Surrounded and cut off, the Byzantine detachment was devastated. When Gregory learned about his son s peril, he and his troops attempted to rescue him, but they were also defeated and the governor killed, while his son was captured. Aftermath Despite this victory, Samuil did not attempt to besiege Thessalonica, and instead ventured south, into the thema of Hellas for a plundering expedition ... of the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars in Thessalonica bg 996 es Batalla de Sal nica fr Bataille ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Sack of Thessalonica image File Sack of Thessalonica by Arabs, 904.png 250px caption The sack of Thessalonica, from the Madrid Skylitzes partof the Byzantine Arab Wars date place Thessalonica result Saracen victory combatant1 Byzantine Empire combatant2 Saracen raiders from Syria and Egypt commander1 Petronas br Leo Chitzilakes br Niketas commander2 Leo of Tripoli strength1 strength2 Campaignbox Byzantine Arab Wars The Sack of Thessalonica in 904 by Saracen pirates was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 10th century. A Muslim fleet, led by the renegade Leo of Tripoli , and with the imperial capital of Constantinople as its initial target, sailed from Syria. The Muslims were deterred from attacking Constantinople, and instead turned to Thessalonica, totally surprising the Byzantines, whose Byzantine navy navy was unable to react in time. The city walls, especially towards the sea, were in disrepair, while the city s two commanders issued conflicting orders. After a short siege, the Saracens were able to storm the seaward walls, overcome the Thessalonians resistance and take the city on 29 July. The sacking continued for a full week, before the raiders departed for their bases in the Levant . In the event, most of the captives, including John Kaminiates , who chronicled the sack, were ransomed by the Empire and exchanged for Muslim captives. Sources citation title John Kaminiates The Capture of Thessaloniki editor1 first David editor1 last Frendo editor2 first Athanasios editor2 last Fotiou publisher Australian Association for Byzantine Studies year 2000 location Perth isbn 1 876503 00 9 citation first Romilly last Jenkins title Byzantium The Imperial Centuries, AD 610 1071 publisher University of Toronto Press ... in the Byzantine Empire Category Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire Thessalonica 904 Category Battles of the Byzantine Arab Wars Thessalonica 904 Category Medieval Thessalonica Byzantine stub Battle ... more details
For other battles that took place at Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica disambiguation Infobox Military Conflict image caption conflict Battle of Thessalonica partof the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date 1040 place near Thessaloniki , Greece result Bulgarian victory combatant1 Bulgarian Empire combatant2 Byzantine Empire commander1 Peter Delyan commander2 Michael IV the Paphlagonian strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown Byzantine Bulgarian Wars The battle of Thessalonica lang bg occurred in 1040 near the city of Thessalonica in contemporary Greece between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire Byzantines . The battle ended with a Bulgarian victory. Origins of the Conflict In 1018 the Byzantines conquered Bulgaria after a bitter half century struggle. In 1040 one Peter Delyan Delyan who claimed to be a descendant of the Bulgarian Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria Samuil led an Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine Empire 1040 1041 uprising against the Byzantine occupation which broke out in Belgrade and was proclaimed Emperor under the name Peter II after the sainted Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria Peter I 927 969 . At the same time local Bulgarians in what is now Albania revolted under the officer Tihomir of Bulgaria Tihomir . The two leaders met and to avoid distraction Peter Delyan was chosen as the only commander of the rebel army and Tihomir was killed. The battle After the two armies united Peter II Delyan marched eastwards to Thessalonica where at that time was the Byzantine Emperor Michael IV. The Byzantines were defeated and Michael IV had to flee for his life leaving his personal tent and large quantity of gold and silver. Aftermath Soon the Bulgarian successes continued as they seized the important Adriatic port Durr s Dyrrhachium . Another army invaded Thessaly and seized its northern parts. That caused serious troubles ... in Bulgaria Category Battles of the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars in Thessalonica Category Conflicts ... more details
For other battles that took place at Thessalonica Battle of Thessalonica disambiguation Battle of Thessalonica Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Thessalonica image caption partof the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars date July, 1014 place Thessaloniki , Greece result Byzantine victory combatant1 First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire combatant2 Byzantine Empire commander1 Nestoritsa commander2 Theophylactus Botaniates strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Heavy casualties2 Unknown Byzantine Bulgarian Wars The battle of Thessalonica lang bg was fought between the First Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian and the Byzantine Empire s in the summer of 1014 near the city of Thessalonica in contemporary northern Greece. The Bulgarian army under the command of Nestoritsa was defeated by the Byzantines led by the governor of Thessalonica Theophylactus Botaniates and it was unable to divert the main Byzantine forces who were attacking the Bulgarian ramparts between the Belasitsa and Ograzhden mountains. Prelude In the summer of 1014 the Byzantine Emperor Basil II launched his annual campaign against Bulgaria. From Western Thrace via Serres he reached the valley of the Strumeshnitsa river where his troops were halted by a thick palisade guarded by an army under the personal command of Samuil of Bulgaria Samuil . ref name angelov55 , V , . 55 ref To divert the attention of the enemy the list of Bulgarian ... reached the vicinity of Thessalonica. On the fields to the west of the city ref name nikolov146 ... army led by the dux doux governor of Thessalonica, Theophylactus Botaniates and his son Michael ... ref After he had secured Thessalonica, Botaniates join Basil s army at battle of Kleidion Belasitsa ... Of Thessalonica 1014 Category 11th century in the Byzantine Empire Category 11th century in Bulgaria Category Battles of the Byzantine Bulgarian Wars in Thessalonica Category Conflicts in 1014 Category ... more details
the city in 1423. The handing over of Thessalonica to Venice contributed to the outbreak of the first in a series of wars between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans conquered Thessalonica in 1430. Because of his illness Andronikos became a monk less than a year after surrendering Thessalonica ... Palaiologos dynasty Category Byzantine governors of Thessalonica Category Eastern Orthodox monks Category ... more details
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