Byzantine Empire - Battle of Achelous
Time: Friday Aug 20, 917
Place: Achelous river near Anchialus (Present-Day in Pomorie)
Details: A great imperial expedition under Leo Phocas and Romanos I Lekapenos ended with another crushing Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Achelous in 917, and the following year the Bulgarians were free to ravage northern Greece.
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