Significance
The battle of Acheloos was one of the most important battles in the long Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars. It foiled Byzantine designs on Bulgaria, secured the concession of the Imperial title to the Bulgarian rulers, and thereby firmly established Bulgaria's role as a key player in Europe. However, the dynastic marriage that Simeon desired to establish with the Byzantine imperial family was foiled. After his death in 927 however, his successor Peter I was able to secure the hand of Maria Lecapene, the granddaughter of emperor Romanus I, and with it an annual tribute, the renewed recognition of the his imperial title and the autocephaly of the Bulgarian church. This agreement ushered a period of 40 years of peaceful relations between the two powers, a time of stability and prosperity for Bulgaria.
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