Why is it impossible to provide an undisputed description of the battle ?
Earlier scholars , like George Finlay and George Ostrogorsky , generally accepted the account of John Skylitzes , with the decisive final battle between Skleros and Phokas at Pankaleia in March 979 , sometimes labelled the " second " Battle of Pankaleia , depending on whether the first battle between the two generals near Amorium was also regarded as taking place at the same site .