What the records say
- When
- Feb 1018
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.33° N, 19.45° E
- Description
- 1018 battle between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1018)
Battle between the Bulgarians and the Byzantine Empire
The Battle of Dyrrhachium in February 1018 was a part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars. It happened as the Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav tried to establish his power on the southeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. He led an army against Dyrrhachium and besieged it, but was killed during a counterattack of the city’s defenders.
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