Byzantine Recovery of Thessalonica (c. 1016)

Timeline

1. 1015–1016Thessalonica · GreeceUnder Samuel and Ivan Vladislav, Bulgarian forces repeatedly attacked Thessalonica, seeking to control this key city on the Aegean's northern coast, while the Byzantine garrison held out for a long time.
2. c. 1016Outside Thessalonica · GreeceBasil II personally led the Byzantine main force eastward, repelling the Bulgarian forces besieging Thessalonica, lifting the siege threat and launching a counteroffensive.
3. c. 1016–1017Thessalonica · GreeceByzantium consolidated its control over Thessalonica, repaired the defenses and stationed heavy troops, cutting Bulgaria's strategic route south to the Aegean; the Macedonian war turned in Byzantium's favor.