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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) abstract "The Rus'–Byzantine War of 941 took place during the reign of Igor of Kiev. The Khazar Correspondence reveals that the campaign was instigated by the Khazars, who wished revenge on the Byzantines after the persecutions of the Jews undertaken by Emperor Romanus I Lecapenus.The Rus' and their allies, the Pechenegs, disembarked on the northern coast of Asia Minor and swarmed over Bithynia in May 941. As usual, they seemed to have been well informed that the Imperial capital stood defenseless and vulnerable to attack: the Byzantine fleet had been engaged against the Arabs in the Mediterranean, while the bulk of the Imperial army had been stationed along the eastern borders.Lecapenus arranged a defense of Constantinople by having 15 retired ships fitted out with throwers of Greek fire fore and aft. Igor, wishing to capture these Greek vessels and their crews but unaware of the fire-throwers, had his fleet surround them. Then, at an instant, the Greek-fire was hurled through tubes upon the Rus' and their allies: Liudprand of Cremona wrote: "The Rus', seeing the flames, jumped overboard, preferring water to fire. Some sank, weighed down by the weight of their breastplates and helmets; others caught fire." The captured Rus' were beheaded. The Byzantines thus managed to dispel the Rus' fleet but not to prevent the pagans from pillaging the hinterland of Constantinople, venturing as far south as Nicomedia. Many atrocities were reported: the Rus' were said to have crucified their victims and to have driven nails into their heads.In September, John Kourkouas and Bardas Phokas, two leading generals, speedily returned to the capital, anxious to repel the invaders. The Kievans promptly transferred their operations to Thrace, moving their fleet there. When they were about to retreat, laden with trophies, the Byzantine navy under Theophanes fell upon them. Greek sources report that the Rus' lost their whole fleet in this surprise attack, so that only a handful of boats returned to their bases in the Crimea. The captured prisoners were taken to the capital and beheaded. Khazar sources add that the Rus' leader managed to escape to the Caspian Sea, where he met his death fighting the Arabs.These reports might have been exaggerated, because Igor was able to mount a new naval campaign against Constantinople as early as 944/945. The Chersonese Greeks alerted the emperor about the approaching Kievan fleet. This time, the Byzantines hastened to buy peace and concluded a treaty with Kievan Rus'. Its text is quoted in full in the Primary Chronicle.".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) combatant "Byzantine Empire".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) combatant "Rus'".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Bardas_Phokas_the_Elder.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Igor_of_Kiev.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander John_Kourkouas.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Theophanes_(chamberlain).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) isPartOfMilitaryConflict Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) place Constantinople.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) result "draw".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) strength "1,000 ships, c. 40,000 men".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) strength "15 ships (initially)".
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Bithynia.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Byzantine_Empire.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Caspian_Sea.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Caspian_expeditions_of_the_Rus.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Category:940s_conflicts.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Category:941_in_Russia.
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Khazar_Correspondence.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Khazars.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Kievan_Rus.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Liudprand_of_Cremona.
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Mediterranean_Sea.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Nicomedia.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Pechenegs.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Primary_Chronicle.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Romanos_I_Lekapenos.
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Rus-Byzantine_Treaty_(945).
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(disambiguation).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Theophanes_(chamberlain).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLink Thrace.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "941 attack".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "941".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rus' invasion of 941".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rus' raid against Constantinople and Bithynia".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rus' raid".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rus'–Byzantine War (941)".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rus'–Byzantine War".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "abortive campaign of 941".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "major Rus' attack".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "they appeared on the Asian shore".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "threatening Constantinople".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) wikiPageWikiLinkText "took place".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) caption "Greeks using their lethal fire, from the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript.".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) combatant Byzantine_Empire.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) combatant Kievan_Rus.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Bardas_Phokas_the_Elder.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Igor_I_of_Kiev.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Igor_of_Kiev.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander John_Kourkouas.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) commander Theophanes_(chamberlain).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) conflict "Siege of Constantinople by the Rus".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) date "941".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) hasPhotoCollection Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) itImage File:Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) partof Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) partof Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(disambiguation).
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) place Constantinople.
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) result "draw".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) strength "1000".
- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) strength "15".
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- Rusxe2x80x93Byzantine_War_(941) subject Category:940s_conflicts.