Simeon I of Bulgaria
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Simeon I the Great was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 until his death in 927. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest ter
Statue of Simeon I in Vidin
Simeon I's army defeating the Byzantines, led by Procopius Crenites and Curtacius the Armenian in Macedonia. From the Madrid Skylitzes.
The Bulgarians routing the Byzantine forces at Bulgarophygon in 896. From the Madrid Skylitzes.
The Bulgarian victory at Anchialos, Madrid Skylitzes.
Vladimir of Bulgaria
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Vladimir-Rasate was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from 889 to 893.
Simeon I of Bulgaria
…Boris I of Krum's dynasty. As Boris was the ruler who Christianized Bulgaria in 865, Simeon was a Christian all his life. Because his eldest brother Vladimir was designated heir to the Bulgarian throne, Boris intended Simeon to become a high-ranking cleric, possibly Bulgarian archbishop, and sent him to the…
Saint Demetrius Church in Teshovo Enthronement of Simeon and Punishment of Vladimir Fresco 2