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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') travels to [[Capua]] to meet there with [[ambassador]]s of Nikephoros II, who again reiterate their friendship, but refuse to consent to his [[dowry]] demands (see [[967]]). Otto invades the Byzantine [[Longobardia|Theme of Langobardia]] with a [[Lombardy|Lombard]] expeditionary force. With the assistance of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]]-[[Principality of Capua|Capua]] and naval support from [[Pisa]], Otto attempts to take [[Bari]] by assault, but Byzantine resistance is stiff, and Otto withdraws back to [[Ravenna]].
* [[Battle of Silistra]]: A Kievan army (60,000 men) led by Sviatoslav I crosses the [[Danube|Lower Danube]] and defeats the Bulgarians at [[Silistra]]. He occupies most of the [[Dobruja]] by seizing 80 fortresses in northeastern Bulgaria. They are looted and destroyed but not permanently occupied. During the winter, Sviatoslav transfers the capital from Kiev to [[Pereyaslavets]].
* [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead'''), a Lombard prince, takes over the territory of Benevento and Capua after the death of his brother [[Landulf III of Benevento|Landulf III]]. He appoints his son [[Landulf IV of Benevento|Landulf IV]] as co-prince of Benevento, and disinherits [[Pandulf II of Benevento|Pandulf II]] (a son of Landulf III) as lord of [[Sant'Agata de' Goti|Sant'Agata]] (located northeast of [[Naples]]).