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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Battles in medieval Macedonia, Byzantine provinces in Macedonia, Christianity in medieval Macedonia, Cometopuli dynasty, Late Roman Macedonia, People from medieval Macedonia, Rulers in medieval Macedonia, Slavic tribes in Macedonia, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Samuel of Bulgaria, Stephen Uro IV Du an of Serbia, Prince Marko, Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria, Strez, Christianization of Bulgaria, Peter Delyan, Maria, wife of Ivan Vladislav, Catherine of Bulgaria, Archbishopric of Ohrid, Theodora Kosara of Bulgaria, Strymon, Battle of Pelagonia, Kuber, Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia, Thessalonica, Alusian of Bulgaria, Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria, John Skylitzes, Vardariotai, Aron, Presian II of Bulgaria, Devol, Drougoubitai, Saint Sava II, David, Gregory Akindynos, Maria of Bulgaria, Battle of Serres, Andrea Gropa, Moses, Irene of Larissa, Dobromir Chrysos, Miroslava of Bulgaria, Sagudates, Basil the Copper Hand, Smolyani, John Spyridonakes, Berziti, Diocese of Macedonia, Comita Nikola, Koritos, Bargala, Michael Astrapas and Eutychios, Sagudats. Excerpt: Samuel (also Samuil, representing Bulgarian: , pronounced ) was the Emperor (Tsar) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 980 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co-ruled with him, as Roman bestowed upon him the command of the army and the effective royal authority. As Samuel struggled to preserve his country's independence from the Byzantine Empire, his rule was characterized by constant warfare against the Byzantines and their equally ambitious ruler Basil II. In his early years Samuel managed to inflict several major defeats on the Byzantines and to launch offensive campaigns into their territo...
