Khan Krum engaged in an aggressive policy within the Balkans, raiding along the Struma valley in 807, where he defeated a Byzantine army and captured an enormous amount of gold intended as wages for the whole Byzantine army.
Khan Krum engaged in an aggressive policy within the Balkans, raiding along the Struma valley in 807. He defeated a Byzantine army. He captured an enormous amount of gold. This gold was intended as wages for the whole Byzantine army.