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Wikipedia: The Battle of Kleidion (or Clidium, after the medieval name of the village of Klyuch, " key"; also known as the battle of Belasitsa) took place on July 29, 1014 between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It was the culmination of the nearly half-century struggle between the Bulgarian Emperor Samuel and the Byzantine Emperor Basil II in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. The result was a decisive Byzantine victory.
![[XXXV SE Europe c. 1000]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SeEuropeBury1903XXXV_s.jpg "XXXV SE Europe c. 1000")
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![[The Byzantines under emperor Basil II defeat the Bulgarians]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SamuilsDeathBGhistory_s.jpg "The Byzantines under emperor Basil II defeat the Bulgarians")
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