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His attention concentrated on Aron, who was more dangerous at the time due to the proximity of his seat to Thrace; and because of his ambition to rule over
Bulgaria alone which made an eventual peace profitable for both Aron and Basil. The Bulgarian noble asked for the Emperor's sister's hand and
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in 976, the two eldest brothers David and Moses perished but the
Bulgarians achieved great successes including the return of north-eastern Bulgaria. During that time, the Byzantine Emperor
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Bulgares. Bruxelles, Palais des academies, 1938. Published also in: Etudes Armeno-Byzantines. Livraria Bertrand. Lisbonne, 1965, pp. 347–407
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Basil agreed but he tried to deceive Aron and sent him the wife of one of his nobles and the bishop of
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and he turned the customary means of the
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407:Miroslava
105:Sebasteia
43:Byzantine
28:Bulgarian
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