tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post115149723154978993..comments2024-02-05T04:09:55.009-08:00Comments on Maya's corner: The slayer of Bulgarians: implications for todayMaya Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-1151661596696535602006-06-30T02:59:00.000-07:002006-06-30T02:59:00.000-07:00I think the fuel crisis in the early 1970s is the ...I think the fuel crisis in the early 1970s is the latest possible moment when a name like Arab-Slayer could exist. Then Arabs became too powerful. I also, while reading the Wikipedia article about Basil II, mentioned the name of Aleppo - the same sity where our friend Highlander recently ate shawarma and creme.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-1151559223298196702006-06-28T22:33:00.000-07:002006-06-28T22:33:00.000-07:00Hi Maya,In the 995, Basil II launched a campaign a...Hi Maya,<BR/><BR/><I>In the 995, Basil II launched a campaign against the Muslim Arabs and won several battles in Syria, relieving Aleppo, taking over the Orontes valley, and raiding further south. Although he did not have the force to drive into Palestine and reclaim Jerusalem, his victories did restore much of Syria to the empire.</I><BR/><BR/>I wonder how long the name would have lasted if he'd been called "The slayer of Arabs" instead?programmer craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566950406349754166noreply@blogger.com