See:
- Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen , "Thessaly and Adjacent Regions". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004 p. 684
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Side, ancient site in Thessaly.
The Battle of Spercheios took place in 997 AD. It was fought between a Bulgarian army led by Tsar Samuil, which in the previous year had penetrated south into Greece, and a Byzantine army under the command of general Nikephoros Ouranos
Castle of Lamia