Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria
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From ca. 970 until 1018, a series of conflicts between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire led to the gradual reconquest of Bulgaria by the Byzantines, who thus re-established their control over the entire Balkan peninsula.
Chronology
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January 987: In 986, Byzantine Emperor Basil II, known as the "Bulgar Slayer," led a 30,000-man army to besiege Sofia, the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.
January 1003: The town of Servia, did not fall so easily to the Byzantines. its governor Nikulitsa organized the defenders well. They fought until the Byzantines penetrated the walls and forced them to surrender.
January 1003: The next town, Servia, did not fall so easily. its governor Nikulitsa organized the defenders well. They fought until the Byzantines penetrated the walls and forced them to surrender.
September 1003: End of Bulgarian Sack of Adrianople.
January 1004: In 1003 a major offensive along the Danube resulted in the fall of Vidin after an eight-month siege.
January 1005: In 1004 Byzantine emperor Basil II defeated Samuel of Bulgaria in the battle of Skopje and took possession of the city.
January 1002: The Byzantine troops recaptured Preslav and Pliska, putting north-eastern Bulgaria once again under Byzantine rule.
July 1018: Battle of Dyrrhachium: This was the final battle of the centuries long struggle between the First Bulgarian Empire and Byzantium. Within months after Bulgarian king Vladislav’s death most of his realm was subjugated by the Byzantine emperor Basil II.
February 1004: Byzantine reconquest of Thessaloniki.
