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Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
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Series of conflicts fought between the Byzantines and Bulgarians from 680 to 1355
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Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
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Battle of the Gates of Trajan
Part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars (986 AD)
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Place in Sofia Province, Bulgaria
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Basil II
Byzantine emperor from 976 to 1025
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