Offensive into Byzantine territory

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Offensive into Byzantine territory

Year: 977

Location: Byzantine territory

Period: First Bulgarian Empire: rulers and capitals

Ruler: Samuel

Samuel organised a major offensive into Byzantine territory along a broad front. His army repeatedly entered Thrace, Macedonia, the lands around Thessaloniki, Hellas and the Peloponnese, encountering almost no resistance.