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[[File:Skylintzes+Byzantine Rus conflict.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] persecute the fleeing [[Kievan Rus'|Rus']].]]
Year '''970''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLXX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 970th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' designations, the 970th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 70th year of the [[10th century]], and the 1st year of the [[970s]] decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[John I Tzimiskes|John I]] delegates the war in the [[Balkans]] to his brother-in-law, the [[Domestic of the Schools]] [[Bardas Skleros]], and to the eunuch general [[Peter (stratopedarches)|Peter Phokas]], who begin to gather a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army in [[Thrace (theme)|Thrace]]. At the news of this, a powerful Kievan expeditionary force (30,000 men), along with many [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarians]] and a [[Pechenegs|Pecheneg]] contingent, is sent south over the [[Balkan Mountains]]. After sacking the Bulgarian stronghold of [[Philippopolis (Thracia)|Philippolis]] (modern-day [[Plovdiv]]), they bypass the heavily defended city of [[Edirne|Adrianople]], and turn towards [[Constantinople]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071'', p. 86. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Arcadiopolis (970)|Battle of Arcadiopolis]]: John I dispatches an elite force (10–12,000 men) to delay the [[Kievan Rus']]. The Byzantines under Bardas Skleros successfully [[ambush]] the Kievan-Bulgarian invaders at [[Lüleburgaz|Arcadiopolis]] (modern [[Turkey]]). The battle turns into a complete rout, killing thousands. Grand Prince [[Sviatoslav I of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]] is driven out of Thrace and withdraws his forces to the fortress city of [[Silistra]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071'', pp.86–87. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; [[Bardas Phokas the Younger|Bardas Phokas]] ('''the Younger''') and his family rebel against their own cousin, John I. Bardas is proclaimed 'emperor' by his troops at [[Kayseri|Caesarea]], but the rebellion is extinguished by Bardas Skleros. Phokas and his relatives are captured and [[exile]]d to the island of [[Chios]] ([[Aegean Sea]]).

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; Byzantine-Imperial truce: Emperor [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') meets with John I at [[Bari]] and accepts a permanent peace agreement. [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead''') is released from captivity in [[Constantinople]] (see [[969]]).
* The oldest preserved document (by Otto I) mentions [[Leibnitz]] in [[Styria]] (modern [[Austria]]).
* [[Eric the Victorious]] becomes the first (documented) king of [[Sweden]] in [[Uppland]].
* [[Skagul Toste]] leads a [[Vikings|Viking]] expedition to [[Kingdom of England|England]] and demands [[Danegeld]].

==== Africa ====
* [[Al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Tughj|Al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah]], Ikhshidid governor of [[Jund Filastin|Palestine]], is defeated and taken prisoner by General [[Ja'far ibn Fallah]] in [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]]. Ending the [[Ikhshidid dynasty|Ikhshidid Dynasty]] as a ruling power. 
* Construction is completed on [[Al-Azhar Mosque]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] (the world's oldest [[Islam]]ic university).

==== Asia ====
* A major [[volcano]] erupts in [[Lake Mashū]], [[Japan]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich|Adelaide]], German [[abbess]] and saint (d. [[1015]])
* [[Al-Sharif al-Radi]], Persian [[Shia Islam|Shi'ite]] scholar and [[Arabic poetry|poet]] (d. 1015)
* [[Bartholomew of Grottaferrata]], Italian [[abbot]] (d. [[1055]])
* [[Constantine III of Scotland|Constantine III]], king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] (approximate date)
* [[Fulk III, Count of Anjou|Fulk III]] ('''the Black'''), French [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1040]])
* [[Gerberga of Gleiberg|Gerberga]], German noblewoman (approximate date)
* [[Hedwig of France, Countess of Mons|Hedwig]], French noblewoman (approximate date)
* [[Henry of Schweinfurt]], German nobleman (d. [[1017]])
* [[Henry of Speyer]], German nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Heribert of Cologne|Heribert]], archbishop of [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]] (approximate date)
* [[Leif Erikson]], Norse [[Vikings|Viking]] explorer (approximate date)
* [[Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine|Otto II]], duke of [[Lower Lorraine]] (approximate date)
* [[Procopius of Sázava]], Czech [[hermit]] and abbot (d. [[1053]])
* [[Radim Gaudentius]], Polish archbishop (approximate date)
* [[Richard of Verdun]], French abbot (d. [[1046]])
* [[Rudolph III of Burgundy|Rudolph III]], king of [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (approximate date)
* [[Pope Sergius IV|Sergius IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1012]])
* [[Sitt al-Mulk]], Fatimid princess and [[regent]] (d. [[1023]])
* [[Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya|Wifred II]], Spanish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[William III, Count of Toulouse|William III]], French nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Xu Daoning]], Chinese painter (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 18]] &ndash; [[Hatto II]], archbishop of [[Elector of Mainz|Mainz]]
* [[January 30]] &ndash; [[Peter I of Bulgaria|Peter I]], emperor of [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Polyeuctus of Constantinople|Polyeuctus]], patriarch of [[Constantinople]]
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[García Sánchez I of Pamplona|García I]], king of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]]
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Adalbert, Bishop of Passau|Adalbert]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau|Passau]]
* [[August 31]] &ndash; [[Han Xizai]], Chinese official (b. [[902]]) 
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[Boso of Merseburg|Boso]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Merseburg|Merseburg]]
* [[Abu'l-Fadl ibn al-'Amid]], Persian statesman
* [[Al-Qassab]], Abbasid warrior-scholar 
* [[Beinir Sigmundsson]], Viking chieftain
* [[Brestir Sigmundsson]], Viking chieftain
* [[Erenfried II]], Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Fernán González of Castile|Fernán González]], Frankish count of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] 
* [[Fujiwara no Saneyori]], Japanese statesman (b. [[900]])
* [[Harald Greycloak|Harald II]] ('''Greycloak'''), king of [[Norway]]
* [[Hasdai ibn Shaprut]], Jewish diplomat (approximate date)
* [[Menahem ben Saruq]], Jewish [[Philology|philologist]] (approximate date)
* [[Minamoto no Saneakira]], Japanese nobleman (b. [[910]])
* [[Oswulf of Ramsbury|Oswulf]], bishop of [[Ramsbury]] (approximate date)
* [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksony]], [[Grand Prince of the Hungarians|Grand Prince]] of [[Principality of Hungary|Hungary]] (approximate date)
* [[Willa of Tuscany]], queen consort of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]

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