The Battle of Spercheios takes place on July 16, 997 resulting in a decisive Byzantine victory that virtually destroyed the Bulgarian army and ended its raids into southern Greece.
Thr battle took place during the reign of Emperor Basil II but the Byzantine forces were led on the field by General Nikephoros Ouranos, who Basil had appointed as "Domestic of the West".
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