Siege of Dorostolon

Battle of Dorostopol
Part of the Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971
Date971
Location
Dorostopol (modern Silistra, Bulgaria)
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Kievan Rus'
Bulgarian Empire
Commanders and leaders
John I Tzimiskes Svyatoslav I of Kiev
Ikmor †
Strength
  • 15,000 infantry[3]
  • 13,000 cavalry[4]
300 ships[5]		 30,000[6]
Casualties and losses
Very heavy[7] Devastating
Henryk Siemiradzki. Svyatoslav's Warriors sacrificing prisoners to the Pagan gods during the Siege of Dorostopol.

The Battle of Dorostopol or Dorystolon was fought in 971 between the Byzantine Empire and forces of Kievan Rus'. The Byzantines, led by John I Tzimiskes, were victorious.

  1. ^ Romane, p. 55
  2. ^ J. Haldon, The Byzantine Wars, 149
  3. ^ Romane, p. 55
  4. ^ Romane, p. 55
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Treadgold509 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Romane, p. 50
  7. ^ Гумилев 2023, p. 71.