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Events on Tuesday 24 March 978 1
978Battle of PankaleiaDecisive clash in a Byzantine civil warThe Byzantine general Bardas Phokas defeated the rebel Bardas Skleros at Pankaleia in Anatolia, dealing a severe blow to Skleros rebellion against Emperor Basil II. The victory temporarily restored imperial authority in the eastern provinces. Skleros fled toward the Caliphate after the defeat.