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The monument to the Battle of Achelous in the present-day town of Aheloy
site.btaBulgaria Marks 1,105th Anniversary of Battle of Achelous
On August 20, Bulgaria marks the 1105th anniversary of the Battle of Achelous (or Acheloos, Anchialus).
The battle took place on the Achelous river near present-day Pomorie on the Black Sea coast in 917. It was fought between Bulgarian forces led by
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