Talk:Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

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Whoever wrote this article has only vague knowledge on the subject. To say that the Bulgarians "usually lost" from the time of Asparukh's reign to that of khan Krum is ridiculous and I encourage the author to read up on the victories of khan Tervel over Justinian II, and the battles fought by khan Kardam. The Byzantine emperor Constantine V was the only emperor to claim any significant millitary successes, and those never resulted in territorial gains. I don't have time to revise the whole article, but do encourage if you ever want to write something in Wikipedia to at least put in the effort to read up on the subject that you are presenting.

Constantine V the only emperor to lead successful military campaign against the Bulgarians? What about the Macedonian dynasty? "Basil the Bulgar-Slayer"? Forget that one? 68.81.84.122 23:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)Bungus

My objection was to the time between Asparukh and Krum ('bout 100 years), during which yes - Constantine V was in fact the only one to actually win a battle. So two options - 1.)I was misunderstood, 2.) You have no idea when Basil II actually reigned.

Sorry, I got that particular bit of information from the 1997 Encyclopedia Britannica, in the article in the Macropedia on the Balkans. I guess that shows that they make mistakes, too. Maybe they should go wiki.Crispus 02:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)