Atlas of Battles

war, 4 engagements

Battles of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria

The atlas places 4 engagements of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria: 4 battles between AD 986 and 1014 across 3 present-day countries, most in Bulgaria (2), Greece (1), North Macedonia (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Kleidion, Battle of the Gates of Trajan.

See them on the globe

Battle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of SkopjeBattle of KleidionBattle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of SkopjeBattle of KleidionSofiaTiranaPristinaShkodërStara ZagoraPecBitolaKhaskovoSeresKaterini200 km41.503N, 22.676E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 986: 1 engagements1 in AD 9861000: 1 engagements1 in 10001004: 1 engagements1 in 10041014: 1 engagements1 in 1014AD 9861014
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of the Gates of Trajan, AD 986Battle of Thessalonica, 1000Battle of Skopje, 1004Battle of Kleidion, 1014AD 9861014
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
17 August AD 986Battle of the Gates of TrajanGate of Trajan, BulgariaBulgarian victory
about 1000Battle of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, Greece
1004Battle of SkopjeSkopje, North MacedoniaByzantine victory
29 July 1014Battle of KleidionBelasica, BulgariaByzantine victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.