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In the Battle of Saint George, the Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
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Battle of Saint George
Part of the Byzantine–Frankish conflicts of the Frankokratia
The Battle of Saint George took place on 9 September 1320 between the Latin Principality of Achaea and the forces of the Byzantine governor of Mystras, at the fortress of Saint George in Skorta in Arcadia. As a result of the battle, Arcadia, the heartland of the Morea, came…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Byzantine Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Andronikos Asen
14th-century Byzantine administrative official
Andronikos Asen was the epitropos of the Byzantine province of the Morea between 1316 and 1322.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Principality of Achaea
Crusader state in medieval Greece
The Principality of Achaea or Principality of Morea was one of the vassal states of the Latin Empire, which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Barony of Arcadia
Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea in Greece (1261–1432)
The Barony of Arcadia was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located on the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, and centred on the town of Arcadia, ancient and modern Kyparissia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)