The Sclaveni (in Latin) or Sklabenoi (various forms in Greek) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled in the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became one of the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early Byzantine chroniclers as barbarians having appeared at the Byzantine borders along with the Antes (East Slavs), another Slavic group. The Sclaveni were differentiated from the Antes and Wends (West Slavs); however, they were described as kin. Eventually, most South Slavic tribes accepted Byzantine or Frankish suzerainty, and came under their cultural influences and Chalcedonian Christianity. The term was widely used as a general catch-all term until the emergence of separate tribal names by the 10th century.
The Sclaveni (in Latin) or Sklabenoi (various forms in Greek) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled in the Balkans in the Early Middle...
that the Sclaveni and the Antes used to be called the Veneti, but are now "chiefly" (though, by implication, not exclusively) called Sclaveni and Antes...
(500–560) the old name of the Antes and Sclaveni, two Early Slavic branches. Procopius stated that the Sclaveni and Antes spoke the same language, but...
Slavs. Also contributed to the Western South Slavs and the East Slavs Sclaveni: Ancestors of the Western South Slavs. Their name was adopted by the Byzantines...
or Sklabinoi (Σκλαβῖνοι), and his contemporary Jordanes refers to the Sclaveni in Latin. The oldest documents written in Old Church Slavonic, dating from...
Veneti, Antes and Sclaveni" (ab una stirpe exorti, tria nomina ediderunt, id est Veneti, Antes, Sclaveni). Procopius wrote that "the Sclaveni and the Ante...
Slavs. The Antes had similar if not identical customs and culture as the Sclaveni. They were carefully described by chroniclers such as Procopius and Maurice...
mentions an attack of the Antes, "who dwell close to the Sclaveni", probably in 518. Sclaveni are first mentioned in the context of the military policy...
who settled in Southeast Europe comprised two groups: the Antae and the Sclaveni. Small groups of Slavs had probably participated in the campaigns of the...
Dauritas (Greek: Δαυρίτας), or Dobreta (Serbian: Добрета) was a South Slavic (Sclaveni) chieftain. He seems to have been the supreme chief, having lesser ones...
drawn from a single Slavic confederation known to the Byzantines as the Sclaveni (whilst the related Antes, roughly speaking, colonized the eastern portions...
were mainly spoken by the Dalmatian Italians. With the arrival of the Sclaveni (South Slavs; mostly Croats) to the area in the late 6th century, who eventually...
drawn from a single Slavic confederation known to the Byzantines as the Sclaveni (whilst the related Antes, roughly speaking, colonized the eastern portions...
the Middle Ages. In the early decades of the 7th century, Slavic tribes (Sclaveni) settled throughout the Balkans following the collapse of the Byzantine...
the inhabitants, and redeem captives seized during the invasion of the Sclaveni. As the ruined churches could not be rebuilt, the relics of some of the...
decentralized and unstable, and was in the early middle ages known as the Sclaveni or Slav lands. These two factors in combination made the Balkans a fertile...
the Middle Ages. In the early decades of the 7th century, Slavic tribes (Sclaveni) settled throughout the Balkans following the collapse of the Byzantine...
referred by the Byzantines as Sclaveni. Traces of Slavic culture in Greece are very rare and by the 9th century, the Sclaveni in Greece were largely assimilated...
restore Ptolemy XII of Egypt led the Roman conquest of Britain defeated the Sclaveni Slavs near Thessalonica defeated the rebellion of Boudica led Roman Army...
average male height of 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in). Early Slavs, especially Sclaveni and Antae, including the White Serbs, invaded and settled Southeastern...
meaning of "one who guards" ("guardian, protector"). Early Slavs, especially Sclaveni and Antae, including the White Croats, invaded and settled Southeastern...
supplies. February 2 – Franco-Lombard forces, aided by a Croatian fleet (of Sclaveni), led by Emperor Louis II, capture Bari, capital of the Emirate of Bari...
Constantine to go to the relief of Thessalonica, still under siege from the Sclaveni. With the temporary passing of the Arab threat, Constantine turned his...
Slavs that came to be known as the South Slavs was divided into Antes and Sclaveni who spoke the same language. The Slavic incursions in the Balkans increased...
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