Modern writers about the Bulgarian origin of FYROMs Slavs – Isaac Asimov | History Of Macedonia

Feb 27 2008

Modern writers about the Bulgarian origin of FYROMs Slavs – Isaac Asimov

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Basil II of Constantinople in 1014 decided to end once and for all a war that had already lasted forty years. To break the spirit of the hated Bulgarians, he blinded all but 150 of 15,000 prisoners. The “lucky” 150 were blinded in one eye only. Every 100 blind men were guided by a one-eyed leader back to the Bulgarian capital of Ohdrid, whose ruler, Samuel , had received word that his army was returning to him. Samuel hastened to meet his men and found himself staring at thousand of helpless blind men. The sight was fatal. Samuel suffered a stroke on the spot and died two days later. (Basil II received the surname Bulgaroktonos, meaning “slayer of Bulgarians”, )

Isaac Asimov’s Book of Facts By Isaac Asimov, page 225

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