Bardas was planning this expedition to retake Crete from the Saracens when he was murdered by Basil. The expedition was called off, and Basil's later attempt also came to nothing.
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Episode 12 (4 mentions)
Bardas was planning this expedition to retake Crete from the Saracens when he was murdered by Basil. The expedition was called off, and Basil's later attempt also came to nothing.
“of planning an expedition against the island of Crete,”
“With that, the expedition to Crete was over.”
“In the west, the long-delayed expedition to Crete”
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