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184: 1047:. As more of the peripheral territories of the Byzantine Empire were lost in the following centuries, such as Sicily, southern Italy and Asia Minor, their Greek-speakers made their own way back to Greece. The re-Hellenization of Greece by population transfers and cultural activities of the Church was successful, which suggests that Slavs found themselves in the midst of many Greeks. It is doubtful that such large number could have been transplanted into Greece in the 9th century; surely many Greeks had remained in Greece and continued to speak Greek throughout the period of Slavic occupation. The success of re-Hellenization also suggests the number of Slavs in Greece was far smaller than those found in the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. For example, Bulgaria could not be re-Hellenized when Byzantine administration was established over the Bulgars in 1018 to last for well over a century, until 1186. 372: 612: 388: 380: 488:), the first Slavic chieftain recorded by name, was sent an Avar embassy requesting his Slavs to accept Avar suzerainty and pay tribute, because the Avars knew that the Slavs had amassed great wealth after repeatedly plundering the Balkans. Daurentius reportedly retorted that "Others do not conquer our land, we conquer theirs so it shall always be for us", and had the envoys slain. The Avar khagan 936:, a prominent linguist and Indo-Europeanist, complements late medieval historical accounts by listing 429 Slavic toponyms from the Peloponnese alone. The extent that the presence of the toponyms reflects compact Slavic settlement is a matter of some debate and might represent an accumulative strata of toponyms, rather than being attributed to the earliest settlement phase. 704:. In 681, the Byzantines were compelled to sign a humiliating peace treaty, forcing them to acknowledge Bulgaria as an independent state, to cede the territories to the north of the Balkan Mountains and to pay an annual tribute. The relations between the Bulgars and the local Slavs is a matter of debate depending on the interpretation of the Byzantine sources. 303:) was used for Slav tribes in Byzantine Macedonia and the Peloponnese; these Slavic territories were initially outside of Byzantine control. By 800, however, the term also referred specifically to Slavic mobile military colonists who settled as allies within the territories of the Byzantine Empire. Slavic military settlements appeared in the 31: 24: 940:
Greek population since some Greek villages continued to exist in the interior, probably governed themselves and possibly paid tribute to the Slavs. Some villages were probably mixed, and quite possibly, some degree of Hellenization of the Slavs by the Greeks of the Peloponnese had already begun during this period, before re-
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then campaigned (in 578) against Daurentius' people, with aid from the Byzantines, and set fire to many of their settlements, although this did not stop the Slavic raids deep into the Byzantine Empire. In 578, a large army of Sclaveni devastated Thrace and other areas. In the 580s, the Romans bribed
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Relations between the Slavs and the Greeks were probably peaceful apart from the (supposed) initial settlement and intermittent uprisings. Being agriculturalists, the Slavs probably traded with the Greeks inside towns. Furthermore, the Slavs surely did not occupy the whole interior or eliminate the
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asserts that they concluded a treaty, but most historians agree that they were subjugated. The Bulgars were superior organisationally and militarily and came to dominate politically the new state, but there was cooperation between them and the Slavs for the protection of the country. The Slavs were
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was created. According to the Chronicle of Monemvasia the Byzantine governor of Corinth went in 805 to war with the Slavs, obliterated them and allowed the original inhabitants to claim their own. The city of Patras was recovered and the region resettled with Greeks. In the 9th century, new themes
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forests, lakes and marshes as they were hard to attack, with exits in many directions for escape. They farmed many crops, especially millet, but also had livestock of many sorts. Maurice praises their toleration of discomfort when necessary, and the loyalty of married women to their husbands. The
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Apart from military expeditions against Slavs, the re-Hellenization process begun under Nicephorus I involved (often forcible) transfer of peoples. Many Slavs were moved to other parts of the empire, such as Anatolia, and made to serve in the military. In return, many Greeks from Sicily and Asia
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by a coalition of Rynchinoi, Sagoudatai, Drougoubitai and Stroumanoi attacked. This time, the Belegezites, also known as the Velegeziti, did not participate and in fact supplied the besieged citizens of Thessaloniki with grain. It seems that the Slavs settled on places of earlier settlements and
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The Antes and Sclaveni were skilled warriors, especially in guerrilla warfare, taking advantage of terrain. They preferred to fight in dense woodland instead of pitch battle, although field battles and sieges were also recorded. Their weapons were javelins, spears, bows nocked with poison tipped
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Maurice writes that the Slavs were very hospitable people. Tribes that mistreated guests were attacked for their dishonour. Prisoners were not kept forever and after a certain period of time, captives were allowed to be let loose or to join the community. Settlements were built in hard to reach
451:. The two tribes were at peace by 545. The Antes are last mentioned as anti-Byzantine belligerents in 545, and the Sclaveni continued to raid the Balkans. Between 545 and 549, the Sclaveni raided deep into Roman territory. In the summer of 550, the Sclaveni came close to 525:, leaving only the east part of Peloponnese, which was mountainous and inaccessible. In 586 AD, as many as 100,000 Slav warriors raided Thessaloniki. The final attempt to restore the Romans' northern border occurred between 591 and 605, when the end of conflicts with 922:, speaks of Slavs overrunning the western Peloponnese but of the eastern Peloponnese, together with Athens, remaining in Byzantine hands throughout the period. However, such sources are far from ideal, and their reliability is debated. For example, the Byzantinist 446:
noted that the two "became hostile to one another and engaged in battle" until a Sclavene victory resulted. The conflict was likely aided or initiated by the Byzantines. The Romans also recruited mounted mercenaries from both tribes to fight against the
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noted in 581: "the accursed people of the Slavs set out and plundered all of Greece, the regions surrounding Thessalonica, and Thrace, taking many towns and castles, laying waste, burning, pillaging, and seizing the whole country." According to
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The Sclaveni had similar if not identical customs and culture to the Antes. They were carefully described by chroniclers such as Procopius and Maurice, whose works contribute greatly to our understanding of these two Early Slavic peoples.
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By the 580s, as the Slav communities on the Danube became larger and more organised, and as the Avars exerted their influence, "barbarian" raids into the Byzantine Empire became larger and resulted in permanent settlement.
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Minor were brought to the interior of Greece to increase the number of defenders at the Emperor's disposal and to dilute the concentration of Slavs. Even non-Greeks were transferred to the Balkans, such as
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was recorded by Procopius (writing in the mid-6th century CE), who mentions an attack of the Antes, "who dwell close to the Sclaveni", probably in 518. In the 530s, Emperor Justinian seems to have used
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allowed Emperor Maurice to transfer units to the north. However he was deposed after a military revolt in 602, and the Danubian frontier collapsed one and a half decades later (see
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was the first state that the empire recognised in the Balkans and the first time it legally surrendered claims to part of its Balkan dominions. In 680 the Byzantine Emperor
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were resettled in the eastern Balkan Mountains to guard the passes to the Byzantine Empire. The number of Asparuh's Bulgars is difficult to estimate. Vasil Zlatarski and
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noted that the Antes and Sclaveni were independent, refusing to be governed or enslaved. They lived under democracy, with all matters being referred to the people.
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allowed to retain their chiefs, to abide to their customs and in return they were to pay tribute in kind and to provide foot soldiers for the army. The
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to be a reliable account, but other scholars point out that it greatly overstates the impact of the Slavic and Avar raids of Greece during this time.
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arrived on the Black Sea steppe, and defeated the Antes between the Dnieper and Dniester. The Avars subsequently allied themselves with the Sclaveni.
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The Byzantines broadly grouped the numerous Slav tribes living in proximity with the Eastern Roman Empire into two groups: the Sklavenoi and the
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because of its ability to maintain contact by sea, but it too was troubled by Slavic pirates. Additionally, Constantinople was cut off from
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continued to arise although many were small and were carved out of original larger themes. New themes in the 9th century included those of
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When the Byzantines were not fighting in their eastern territories, they slowly regained imperial control. That was achieved through its
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campaigned from Thessaloniki, south to Thessaly and into the Peloponnese. He captured many Slavs and transferred them elsewhere, mostly
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In 602, the Avars attacked the Antes; this is the last mention of Antes in historical sources. In 615, during the reign of
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learnt of their planned raid. In 783, a large Slavic uprising took place in the Byzantine Empire, stretching from
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Byzantium, new peoples, new powers: the Byzantino-Slav contact zone, from the ninth to the fifteenth century
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It was not until 100 years later that a third theme would be established. In 782–784, the eunuch general
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Sclaveni are mentioned in the context of the military policy on the Danube frontier of Byzantine Emperor
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wrote in the 10th century that "the entire country was Slavonized". Another source for the period, the
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led the Slavic attack on Thessaloniki that year. The Slavs asked the Avars for aid, resulting in an
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in Asia Minor, in an attempt to boost military strength. Most of them however, with their leader
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The Entry of the Slavs into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs
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East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the End of Antiquity: Historiographical and Historical Studies
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The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century
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A number of medieval sources attest to the presence of Slavs in Greece. En route to the
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of the Avars and Slavs two years later also failed to take the city. In 626, a combined
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The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500–700
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gives the most detail about the Sclaveni and Antes. The Sclaveni are also mentioned by
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Eventually, the Byzantines recovered the imperial border north all the way to today's
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In the 580s, the Romans bribed the Antes to attack the settlements of the Sclavenes.
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in 614–616. However, that particular event was actually of local significance. A
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probably merged later with the local populations of Greek descent to form mixed
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suggest that they were not particularly numerous, numbering some 10,000, while
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Mee, Christopher; Patrick, Michael Atherton; Forbes, Hamish Alexander (1997).
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under its (nominal) control. Thus, Dalmatia came to have closer ties with the
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is interpreted as an indication of a Slavic presence in the hinterland of the
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The migration of early Slavs in Europe between the 5th and 10th centuries AD
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policies, and the Sclaveni and Antes are mentioned as fighting each other.
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in order to transport the 3,000 troops of the allied Sassanids across the
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The religion of the Sclaveni, like other Slavic tribes and peoples was
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could have been part of a second Slavic wave during Heraclius' reign.
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considers that the tribe must have been of considerable dimensions.
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which the latter had promised the khagan of the Avars. Based on the
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Illustration of Sclaveni between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains
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Approximate location of South Slavic tribes, per V. V. Sedov, 1995
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in 657–658, "capturing many and subduing", and settled captured
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Sandy Pylos: An Archaeological History from Nestor to Navarino
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times, such tribes were the exception, rather than the rule.
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were relocated to the west to protect the frontier with the
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was identified as Antes. The first Slavic raid south of the
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arrows and sturdy wooden shields, but body armour was rare.
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having appeared at the Byzantine borders along with the
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and eventually became one of the progenitors of modern
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Jr. 1450:Howard-Johnston 2006 348:(late 6th c.), etc. 2877:South Slavic tribes 2806:Ostrogothic kingdom 1529:, pp. 270–271. 1440:, pp. 297–299. 1052:region of Macedonia 711:Seven Slavic tribes 643:Slavs in Asia Minor 543:Seven Slavic tribes 199:, and as Sclavi by 16:Early Slavic tribes 2872:Barbarian kingdoms 2831:Visigothic kingdom 2791:Kingdom of Odoacer 2761:Burgundian kingdom 2751:Alamannian kingdom 2736:Barbarian kingdoms 2406:Procopius (550s). 1594:, pp. 67, 69. 1334:, pp. 47, 91. 1322:, p. 537–539. 992:theme of Macedonia 690:defeated the Arabs 632: 576:unsuccessful siege 418:divide and conquer 393: 385: 377: 342:(mid-6th c.), the 340:Menander Protector 189: 2839: 2838: 2816:Sub-Roman Britain 2786:Kingdom of Altava 2672:Slavia Orientalis 2500:Treadgold, Warren 2491:978-0-8047-3163-8 2461:978-0-902565-78-4 2344:978-0-8020-6667-1 2306:978-1-317-86825-5 2256:978-83-88737-83-1 2235:978-1-4039-6417-5 2134:978-0-521-81539-0 1980:, pp. 79–83. 1861:Vacalopoulos 1970 1500:, pp. 96–97. 1271:, pp. 84–85. 1247:, pp. 78–79. 1060:Italian Peninsula 959:Emperor Heraclius 900:, in the land of 88:Early Middle Ages 2884: 2766:Frankish kingdom 2740:Migration Period 2729: 2722: 2715: 2706: 2705: 2701: 2698: 2679: 2662: 2660: 2631: 2618: 2593: 2569: 2560: 2541: 2532: 2523: 2495: 2474: 2465: 2444: 2420: 2411: 2402: 2381: 2376:Maurice (500s). 2372: 2348: 2327: 2310: 2285: 2281:978-1-13905393-8 2260: 2239: 2218: 2194: 2175: 2149: 2138: 2126: 2112: 2088: 2069: 2060: 2056:Byzantinoslavica 2041: 2035: 2024: 2018: 2005: 1999: 1993: 1987: 1981: 1975: 1969: 1963: 1952: 1946: 1937: 1931: 1922: 1916: 1907: 1901: 1888: 1882: 1876: 1870: 1864: 1858: 1852: 1846: 1840: 1834: 1828: 1822: 1816: 1810: 1799: 1793: 1787: 1781: 1772: 1766: 1760: 1754: 1748: 1742: 1736: 1730: 1724: 1718: 1712: 1706: 1691: 1685: 1679: 1673: 1667: 1661: 1655: 1649: 1643: 1637: 1631: 1625: 1619: 1613: 1607: 1601: 1595: 1589: 1583: 1577: 1571: 1565: 1554: 1548: 1542: 1536: 1530: 1524: 1518: 1512: 1501: 1495: 1489: 1483: 1477: 1471: 1465: 1464:, p. 64–66. 1459: 1453: 1447: 1441: 1435: 1429: 1428:, p. 41–44. 1423: 1414: 1408: 1402: 1396: 1390: 1384: 1375: 1373: 1365: 1359: 1353: 1347: 1341: 1335: 1329: 1323: 1317: 1311: 1305: 1299: 1293: 1287: 1281: 1272: 1266: 1260: 1254: 1248: 1242: 1231: 1225: 1212: 1206: 1200: 1194: 1188: 1182: 1176: 1170: 1164: 1158: 1149: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1125: 1119: 1110: 1104: 805: 802: 778:, after Emperor 765: 763: 698:Balkan Mountains 687: 565: 563: 487: 484: 433: 431: 409:Penkovka culture 336:Pseudo-Caesarius 333: 298: 297: 291: 279: 271: 263: 255: 247: 240: 239: 233: 226: 225: 219: 212: 211: 179:Slavs (ethnonym) 67: 53: 33: 26: 2892: 2891: 2887: 2886: 2885: 2883: 2882: 2881: 2842: 2841: 2840: 2835: 2821:Suebian kingdom 2801:Lombard kingdom 2771:Frisian kingdom 2742: 2733: 2700:(Public Domain) 2699: 2689: 2686: 2639: 2637:Further reading 2634: 2615: 2590: 2574:Živković, Tibor 2572: 2557: 2520: 2492: 2462: 2447: 2441: 2423: 2408:History of Wars 2399: 2369: 2345: 2313: 2307: 2282: 2257: 2242: 2236: 2215: 2191: 2172: 2135: 2109: 2085: 2049: 2044: 2036: 2027: 2019: 2008: 2000: 1996: 1988: 1984: 1976: 1972: 1964: 1955: 1947: 1940: 1932: 1925: 1917: 1910: 1902: 1891: 1883: 1879: 1871: 1867: 1859: 1855: 1847: 1843: 1835: 1831: 1823: 1819: 1811: 1802: 1794: 1790: 1782: 1775: 1771:, pp. 142. 1767: 1763: 1755: 1751: 1743: 1739: 1731: 1727: 1719: 1715: 1707: 1694: 1690:, pp. –77. 1686: 1682: 1674: 1670: 1662: 1658: 1650: 1646: 1638: 1634: 1626: 1622: 1614: 1610: 1602: 1598: 1590: 1586: 1578: 1574: 1566: 1557: 1549: 1545: 1537: 1533: 1525: 1521: 1513: 1504: 1496: 1492: 1484: 1480: 1472: 1468: 1460: 1456: 1448: 1444: 1436: 1432: 1424: 1417: 1409: 1405: 1399:Kobyliński 2005 1397: 1393: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1366: 1362: 1354: 1350: 1342: 1338: 1330: 1326: 1320:Kobyliński 2005 1318: 1314: 1308:Kobyliński 2005 1306: 1302: 1294: 1290: 1282: 1275: 1267: 1263: 1255: 1251: 1243: 1234: 1226: 1215: 1207: 1203: 1195: 1191: 1183: 1179: 1171: 1167: 1159: 1152: 1144: 1140: 1132: 1128: 1120: 1113: 1105: 1098: 1094: 1076: 914:Constantine VII 906:Vita Willibaldi 862:combined effort 828:John of Ephesus 824: 816:Irene of Athens 803: 776:defeated in 774 760: 753: 727:Steven Runciman 706:Vasil Zlatarski 685: 578:(617). In 626, 560: 553: 541:Main articles: 539: 499:John of Ephesus 485: 428: 397:Michel Kazanski 369: 364: 354: 321: 181: 175: 163:Slavic paganism 145: 139: 98:chroniclers as 44: 43: 42: 40: 35: 34: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2890: 2880: 2879: 2874: 2869: 2864: 2859: 2854: 2837: 2836: 2834: 2833: 2828: 2826:Vandal kingdom 2823: 2818: 2813: 2811:Rugian kingdom 2808: 2803: 2798: 2793: 2788: 2783: 2778: 2773: 2768: 2763: 2758: 2753: 2747: 2744: 2743: 2732: 2731: 2724: 2717: 2709: 2703: 2702: 2695:Zbornik Radova 2685: 2684:External links 2682: 2681: 2680: 2663: 2638: 2635: 2633: 2632: 2619: 2613: 2594: 2588: 2570: 2561: 2555: 2542: 2533: 2524: 2518: 2496: 2490: 2475: 2466: 2460: 2445: 2439: 2421: 2412: 2403: 2397: 2382: 2373: 2367: 2349: 2343: 2328: 2311: 2305: 2286: 2280: 2266:Fouracre, Paul 2261: 2255: 2240: 2234: 2219: 2214:978-0860789925 2213: 2195: 2189: 2176: 2170: 2152: 2139: 2133: 2113: 2107: 2089: 2083: 2070: 2061: 2050: 2048: 2045: 2043: 2042: 2025: 2006: 1994: 1982: 1970: 1953: 1938: 1923: 1908: 1889: 1877: 1865: 1853: 1841: 1829: 1817: 1800: 1798:, p. 215. 1788: 1773: 1761: 1759:, p. 108. 1749: 1737: 1735:, p. 110. 1725: 1723:, p. 218. 1713: 1692: 1680: 1678:, p. 230. 1668: 1656: 1652:Treadgold 1998 1644: 1632: 1630:, p. 188. 1628:Zlatarski 1970 1620: 1608: 1596: 1584: 1582:, p. 198. 1580:Zlatarski 1970 1572: 1555: 1553:, p. 271. 1543: 1531: 1519: 1502: 1490: 1488:, p. 234. 1478: 1476:, p. 165. 1466: 1454: 1442: 1438:Treadgold 1997 1430: 1415: 1403: 1401:, p. 539. 1391: 1376: 1360: 1348: 1336: 1324: 1312: 1310:, p. 536. 1300: 1288: 1273: 1261: 1249: 1232: 1213: 1201: 1189: 1177: 1165: 1150: 1148:, p. 171. 1138: 1126: 1122:Procopius 550s 1111: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1082: 1075: 1072: 971:central Greece 924:Peter Charanis 872:and Slav army 856:laid siege to 823: 820: 804: 781–800 764: 741–775 752: 749: 715:Avar Khaganate 682:Constantine IV 564: 610–641 538: 535: 486: 577–579 440:Eastern Europe 432: 527–565 401:Prague culture 368: 365: 353: 350: 320: 317: 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1896: 1894: 1886: 1885:Hupchick 2004 1881: 1875:, p. 63. 1874: 1869: 1862: 1857: 1850: 1845: 1838: 1833: 1827:, p. 62. 1826: 1821: 1815:, p. 61. 1814: 1809: 1807: 1805: 1797: 1792: 1786:, p. 62. 1785: 1780: 1778: 1770: 1769:Bintliff 2003 1765: 1758: 1753: 1747:, p. 41. 1746: 1741: 1734: 1729: 1722: 1721:Živković 2002 1717: 1711:, p. 79. 1710: 1705: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1697: 1689: 1684: 1677: 1676:Živković 2002 1672: 1665: 1660: 1654:, p. 26. 1653: 1648: 1642:, p. 28. 1641: 1640:Runciman 1930 1636: 1629: 1624: 1618:, p. 68. 1617: 1612: 1606:, p. 69. 1605: 1600: 1593: 1588: 1581: 1576: 1570:, p. 91. 1569: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1552: 1547: 1541:, p. 92. 1540: 1535: 1528: 1523: 1517:, p. 67. 1516: 1511: 1509: 1507: 1499: 1494: 1487: 1482: 1475: 1470: 1463: 1458: 1452:, p. 33. 1451: 1446: 1439: 1434: 1427: 1422: 1420: 1413:, p. 45. 1412: 1407: 1400: 1395: 1389:, p. 48. 1388: 1383: 1381: 1369: 1364: 1358:, p. 91. 1357: 1352: 1345: 1340: 1333: 1328: 1321: 1316: 1309: 1304: 1298:, p. 87. 1297: 1292: 1286:, p. 86. 1285: 1280: 1278: 1270: 1265: 1259:, p. 79. 1258: 1253: 1246: 1245:Academia 2003 1241: 1239: 1237: 1230:, p. 78. 1229: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1211:, p. 76. 1210: 1205: 1199:, p. 97. 1198: 1193: 1187:, p. 75. 1186: 1181: 1175:, p. 95. 1174: 1169: 1163:, p. 96. 1162: 1157: 1155: 1147: 1142: 1135: 1134:Hupchick 2004 1130: 1123: 1118: 1116: 1108: 1103: 1101: 1096: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1077: 1071: 1069: 1065: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1048: 1046: 1040: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1009: 1005: 1001: 998:(east of the 997: 993: 989: 988: 983: 979: 974: 972: 968: 964: 960: 956: 955: 950: 945: 943: 942:Hellenization 937: 935: 931: 929: 926:believes the 925: 921: 920: 915: 911: 907: 903: 899: 895: 891: 886: 884: 879: 875: 871: 867: 863: 859: 855: 851: 847: 843: 839: 835: 834: 829: 819: 817: 813: 809: 798: 795: 794: 789: 785: 781: 780:Constantine V 777: 773: 769: 758: 757:Constantine V 748: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 728: 724: 720: 716: 712: 707: 703: 699: 695: 691: 683: 679: 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Latin
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Greek
early Slavic
Balkans
Early Middle Ages
South Slavs
Byzantine
barbarians
Antes
East Slavs
Wends
West Slavs
Byzantine
Frankish
suzerainty
Chalcedonian Christianity
Early Slavs
Strategikon
Slavic paganism
Slavs (ethnonym)

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Procopius
Jordanes
Pseudo-Maurice
Peloponnese

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