Portrayed by Brownworth as a wily and resourceful foe who outmaneuvered Basil II at first — invading Thrace, selling its population into slavery, and ambushing the Byzantine army at Trajan's Gate. He pursued a guerrilla strategy of hiding in the mountains while raiding as far south as Corinth, conquering Albania and Bosnia, but could not withstand Basil's methodical thirty-year campaign. After his entire army was blinded at the Battle of Kleidion, Samuel collapsed in shock when the mutilated prisoners were led into his presence, and died two days later a broken man.
Also known as: Samuel of Bulgaria · Tsar Samuel
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Episode 13 (15 mentions)
Portrayed by Brownworth as a wily and resourceful foe who outmaneuvered Basil II at first — invading Thrace, selling its population into slavery, and ambushing the Byzantine army at Trajan's Gate. He pursued a guerrilla strategy of hiding in the mountains while raiding as far south as Corinth, conquering Albania and Bosnia, but could not withstand Basil's methodical thirty-year campaign. After his entire army was blinded at the Battle of Kleidion, Samuel collapsed in shock when the mutilated prisoners were led into his presence, and died two days later a broken man.
“The price of this type of conquest was that it was incredibly slow, and Samuel knew that,”
“Meanwhile, his absence in Bulgaria allowed Samuel to regain the offensive.”
“Samuel, desperate now, staked everything on one final battle in a narrow ravine called”
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