Here we present selected parts of the very informative paper titled “Byzantium and the Slavs“, by IHOR ŠEVČENKO. Continue reading “‘Byzantium’ (Roman Empire of the East) and the Slavs”
‘Byzantium’ (Roman Empire of the East) and the Slavs
Avars, Slavs, Lombards, Franks and a series of devastations for the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire
In this article we present selected scenes from Eastern Roman History. We put a magnifying glass on it, in an attempt to explain historical facts at a greater depth. Continue reading “Avars, Slavs, Lombards, Franks and a series of devastations for the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”
The Avaro-Slav invasion of the Balkans
578-88:
Greece: The Avaro-Slav invasions of, or raids into, the Balkan peninsula and Greece in the years 578-588 are recorded by several late sources: Michael Syrus (the Jacobite patriarch, d. 1199) and the Chronicle of Monemvasia. Continue reading “The Avaro-Slav invasion of the Balkans”
Saints Cyril and Methodius, the brothers who created an alphabet
Our fathers among the saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers who brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples of central Europe in the ninth century. Continue reading “Saints Cyril and Methodius, the brothers who created an alphabet”
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