Illustration from
Scylitzes Chronicle
f217 (lower register) The siege of Thessaloniki by the Bulgars
An episode of the siege of Thessaloniki by the Bulgars. Byzantine forces are making a sortie from the gates of the city putting the Bulgar horsemen to flight. Trumpeters on the walls signal the attack. A larger image of f217 (lower) Skylitzes Chronicle (Codex Gręcus Matritensis) The siege of Thessaloniki by the Bulgars. The Thessalonians pursue the Bulgarians under Alusian, who had attacked their city during the Uprising of Peter Delyan, 1040AD. Previous: The Muslims besieging the Byzantine city of Messina. Next: The siege of Thessaloniki by the Bulgars. Back to Codex Gręcus Matritensis Ioannis Skyllitzes (Synopsis of Histories by John Scylitzes) |