Rus'–Byzantine War (907)

Rus'-Byzantine War (907)
Part of Rus'-Byzantine Wars

Oleg leads a squadron of horse-driven boats to the walls of Tsargrad. A medieval Rus' illumination.
Location
Constantinople
Result Disputed (see § Interpretations)
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Rus'
Commanders and leaders
Leo the Wise Oleg of Novgorod
Strength
Unknown 80,000 men
2,000 ships

According to the Primary Chronicle, the fleet of Rus' under Oleg the Wise carried out a military strike against Byzantium in 907, landing a huge army in Thrace and beginning to plunder it, following which the Byzantines offered peace to the Rus'.

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