Aheloy (river) in the context of "Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927"

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⭐ Core Definition: Aheloy (river)

The Aheloy (Bulgarian: Ахелой), also known as the Achelous, is a river in eastern Bulgaria. It is 40 km long. The river is famous for being the site of the Battle of Achelous that took place on 20 August 917 between Bulgarian ruler Simeon I and the Byzantines under Leo Phocas during the Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927. It was one of the largest battles in the Middle Ages and among the greatest military successes of the First Bulgarian Empire.

The main stem is the Arnautska reka, which springs from the Aytoska Planina division of the eastern Balkan Mountains east of the village of Dryankovets. The river proper is formed from the confluence of the Arnautska reka with the Mangarska reka at an altitude of 166 m, about three kilometers east of the village of Belodol. The Aheloy flows eastwards in a wide alluvial valley until the village of Aleksandrovo, where it turns southeast for the remainder of its length. It flows into the Gulf of Burgas of the Black Sea near a campsite some 1.2 km south of the town of Aheloy.

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Aheloy (river) in the context of Battle of Achelous (917)

The Battle of Achelous or Acheloos (Bulgarian: Битката при Ахелой, Greek: Μάχη του Αχελώου), also known as the Battle of Anchialus, took place on 20 August 917, on the Achelous river near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, close to the fortress Tuthom (modern Pomorie) between Bulgarian and Byzantine forces. The Bulgarians obtained a decisive victory which not only secured the previous successes of Simeon I, but made him de facto ruler of the whole Balkan Peninsula, excluding the well-protected Byzantine capital Constantinople and the Peloponnese. The battle, which was one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the European Middle Ages, was one of the worst disasters ever to befall a Byzantine army, and conversely one of the greatest military successes of Bulgaria. Among the most significant consequences was the official recognition of the imperial title of the Bulgarian monarchs, and the consequent affirmation of Bulgarian equality vis-à-vis Byzantium.

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Bulgarian language → Bulgaria → Battle of Achelous (917) → Simeon I of Bulgaria → Byzantine Empire → Leo Phokas the Elder → Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927 → Middle Ages → First Bulgarian Empire → Main stem → Balkan Mountains → Dryankovets → Belodol → Aleksandrovo, Burgas Province → Gulf of Burgas → Black Sea → Aheloy →