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==== Byzantine Empire ==== * Summer – [[Battle of Thessalonica (1014)|Battle of Thessalonica]]: Emperor [[Basil II]] launches a raiding expedition against [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]. From [[Western Thrace]] via [[Serres]] he reaches the valley of the [[Struma (river)|Strymon River]], near [[Thessaloniki]] (modern [[Greece]]); the local Byzantine governor [[Theophylact Botaneiates]] defeats the Bulgarians. * [[July 29]] – [[Battle of Kleidion]]: Basil II defeats the Bulgarian forces, between the mountains of [[Belasica|Belasitsa]] and [[Ograzhden (mountain)|Ograzhden]], near the town of [[Klyuch|Kleidon]]. By order of Basil, almost 15,000 prisoners are blinded; Tsar [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Samuel]] survives the battle, but dies of shock. Basil earns the nickname "Bulgar-Slayer".
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