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Byzantine reconquests (963–1025) - events| 21 July 971 | Byzantine Empire, Kiev | The Byzantine emperor John Tzimisces again defeats Prince Svjatoslav I of Kiev and compels him to evacuate the Balkans and the Crimea. | | 29 April 975 | Byzantine Empire, Fatimid Caliphate, Egypt, Syria | The Byzantine emperor John Tzimisces enters Baalbek (Heliopolis), Egypt, in the course of his third campaign, when he conquers northern Palestine, taking the cities of Caesarea and Damascus. | | 991 | Byzantine Empire, Balkans | The Byzantine emperor Basil II subjugates the area of modern Albania and begins his pacification of the Bulgar Khanate. | | 995 | Byzantine Empire, Bulgar Khanate | The Byzantine emperor Basil II completes his first subjugation of the Bulgarians. | | 1019 | Byzantine Empire, Bulgar Khanate | The Byzantine emperor Basil II completes his conquest of Bulgaria and its former empire in the Balkans. The western frontier of his empire now extends to the Adriatic Sea and in the north along the River Danube. | | 1022 | Italy, Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire | Emperor Henry II's Italian expedition checks the Byzantine advance. He takes Capua and Troia before malaria compels the German army to retire. |
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