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Bulgaria, and having come to Beregaba at the mountain pass, the Bulgars met him, and they killed many of his men, among whom were Leo, patrikios and strategos of the Thrakesians, and another Leo, logothete of the dromos, and many people, and they took their arms. And so they returned ingloriously. κʹ. ʹ. ʹ. ζʹ. In this year there was an error in the Paschal cycle, and the orthodox in the east celebrated Easter on the 2nd of the month of April, but the erring heretics on the 13th. And in the same year the head of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist was transferred from the Monastery of the Grotto to his illustrious church in the city of the Emesenes, and the descent was built, where to this day it is venerated by the faithful, honored with a bodily and spiritual fragrance, gushing forth cures for all who approach in faith. And in the same year a most brilliant comet was seen in the east for 10 days, and again in the west for 21 days. And a certain Theodore by name, a Syrian from Lebanon, in the environs of Heliopolis near Lebanon, rose up against the Arabs, and having fought them, many fell on both sides. But at last he was turned to flight, and all the Lebanese with him were slain. And there were also disturbances and wars in Africa, a solar eclipse having occurred in the month of August on the 15th, the 2nd day, at the 10th hour. And some of the Black-robed ones rose up in Dabek, saying that the son of the protosymboulos was a god, as their provider, and they issued such a dogma. And the Black-robed ones entered their house of error and killed the key-holders, 60 in number. and some went out to Basras and took many captives and seized much money. 432 καʹ. ζʹ. ζʹ. ηʹ. In this year the Qaysites revolted against the Black-robed ones on account of women. For some of them stayed in a house in which three brothers were living, and they wished to cast their wives into the sea. But the three brothers rose up and killed and buried them. But the others, having gathered, killed the rest. And Salih sent the troops, and they came by deceit from above with a request, and having seized them, they impaled the three brothers and killed many. And on the feast of Easter he entered the cathedral for the holy synaxis, and while the metropolitan was present and had exclaimed, "For your people and your church beseech you," they brought him out and locked him in prison, and another completed the holy synaxis; and there was great fear. And if the metropolitan had not calmed him with propriety and humble words, a great evil would have been accomplished at that hour. And he was the most blessed Anastasios. And in the same year Constantine the persecutor killed Andrew, the celebrated monk called Kalybites, at Blachernae with scourges in the hippodrome of Saint Mamas, as he was denouncing his impiety and calling him a new Valens and Julian; whom he also ordered to be thrown into the current, had not his sisters snatched him and buried him in the market of Leukadios. Bishop of Rome, Constantine, for 5 years. κβʹ. ηʹ. αʹ. θʹ. In this year a comet appeared in the east; and the son of Fatima was slain. But the Bulgars, having risen up, murdered their lords who were descended from the ruling line, and they set up a malevolent man, named Teletzes, who was 30 years old. And when many Slavs had fled, they came over to the emperor, whom he settled on the Artanas. And on the 10th of the month of June the emperor set out for Thrace, having also sent a fleet through the Euxine Sea of up to 433 800 chelandia, each carrying 12 horses. But Teletzes, having heard of the movement against him by land and sea, taking as allies 20 thousand from the neighboring tribes, and having stationed them in the strongholds, secured himself. But the emperor, having arrived, made camp on the plain of Anchialos; and on the 30th of the month of June of the 1st indiction, on the 5th day, Teletzes appeared, coming with a multitude of tribes, and joining battle they slaughter

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