Kaloyan captures Philippopolis

Byzantine Empire Nicaean Latin Wars

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1205 Oct 1

Kaloyan captures Philippopolis

Philippopolis, Bulgaria

The successful campaign in 1205 ended with the capture of Philippopolis and other Thracian towns. The Byzantine nobility of the city, led by Alexios Aspietes, resisted. After Kaloyan seized the city its ramparts were destroyed and Aspietes was hanged. He orders the execution of their Greek leaders and sends thousands of captured Greeks to Bulgaria.

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