Battle of

Arcadiopolis (970 r.) took place during the re ign of the Byzantine Emperor John I. Immediately after the corona tion, the Emperor decided to rectify the situation in Thrace thre atened by the Varangian ruler of Russia under the leadership of S viatoslav. At the head of the army of the Byzantine emperor took Bardas Skleros in-law, who moved into Arcadiopolis defeat numerically prevailing forces of Russia. Victory in the battle allowed John to take a long planned offensive in Bulgaria. Other battles with Byzantine Ruthenians.

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