Basileos
12 Jan 2008, 00:02
This is the biography of the Bulgarian Tzars, dear reader. I'm the court writer of the Bulgarian chronic. Our country was depressed by the Byzantine emperor Basileos II who wanted to destroy our tzardom. Then the youngest of the four Komitopulen brothers Samuil enthroned himself. He was cautious and don't wanted conflict with Byzantia. Tzar Samuil decided to conquer the Pechenegs, the former Bulgarian allies who turned their back on us and we declared war on them. The mighty troops our Tzar, who was given his crown by the pope himself after our previous ruler was dethroned in Konstatinople.
Samuil led our army to great victories. We conquered the Dacia and Suceava provinces. Then Samuil decide to conquer Bosnia because Byzantia has a great influence of them. Samuil never expected this war to be so sanguinary like it was. Our Tzar send our troops to Zeta. The siege least very long. The population did not stand the hunger and surrender the castle. Then Basileos II declare war on us capture and the Bulgarian province Macedonia, the home province of our Tzar.
Bosnia became our vassal because of their dread that Samuil will unload his wrath on them. Samuil made a mistake by agreeing royal wedding between his daughter and one of the Holy Roman princes. Then Hungary offered us a gift - the town Banat if we break our trade agreement with the Pechenegs. We accepted the offer. Unfortunately the hungry for blood and spoil Byzantine army attack our castle Karvuna. Our marshals were able to defeat them.
Then came of one the glorious moments in the Bulgarian history. Chasing the byzantine army our troops reached the surrounding area of the Town of Towns - the great Constantinople. The dream of Khan Krum The Terrible and Tzar Simeon The Great was to conquer this mighty citadel. After surprising siege which last even longer than our campaign in Bosnia so far we capture the greatest castle in the world. During the celebration Samuil received really bad news. Our vassal Bosnia claim independence and conquer the Banat province.
In his anger Samuil leading the army himself capture Solun and made his way to Macedonia. He died when he prepared the siege of his old capital Ohrid. He left a great inheritance to his only son the next Tzar Gavril-Radomir.
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Samuil led our army to great victories. We conquered the Dacia and Suceava provinces. Then Samuil decide to conquer Bosnia because Byzantia has a great influence of them. Samuil never expected this war to be so sanguinary like it was. Our Tzar send our troops to Zeta. The siege least very long. The population did not stand the hunger and surrender the castle. Then Basileos II declare war on us capture and the Bulgarian province Macedonia, the home province of our Tzar.
Bosnia became our vassal because of their dread that Samuil will unload his wrath on them. Samuil made a mistake by agreeing royal wedding between his daughter and one of the Holy Roman princes. Then Hungary offered us a gift - the town Banat if we break our trade agreement with the Pechenegs. We accepted the offer. Unfortunately the hungry for blood and spoil Byzantine army attack our castle Karvuna. Our marshals were able to defeat them.
Then came of one the glorious moments in the Bulgarian history. Chasing the byzantine army our troops reached the surrounding area of the Town of Towns - the great Constantinople. The dream of Khan Krum The Terrible and Tzar Simeon The Great was to conquer this mighty citadel. After surprising siege which last even longer than our campaign in Bosnia so far we capture the greatest castle in the world. During the celebration Samuil received really bad news. Our vassal Bosnia claim independence and conquer the Banat province.
In his anger Samuil leading the army himself capture Solun and made his way to Macedonia. He died when he prepared the siege of his old capital Ohrid. He left a great inheritance to his only son the next Tzar Gavril-Radomir.
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