It was a decisive Byzantine victory , which ended the Norman threat to the Empire .
The Battle of Demetritzes in 1185 was fought between the Byzantine army and the Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily , who had recently sacked the Byzantine Empire 's second city , Thessalonica .
It was a decisive Byzantine Empire victory , which ended the Normans threat to the Empire .
The Battle of Demetritzes in 1185 was fought between the Byzantine army and the Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily , who had recently sacked the Byzantine Empire 's second city , Thessalonica .