Battle of Skopje
| Battle of Skopje | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria | |||||||
Bulgarians put to flight by Ouranos at the Spercheios River from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Bulgarian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Basil II | Samuel of Bulgaria | ||||||
The Battle of Skopje occurred in 1004 within the vicinity of the city of Skopje. The battled was waged between forces of the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The result was Byzantine victory.