The term Slavs and its gradual obsolescence in Byzantine sources (IX – XII)

Stojkov, Stojko (2022) The term Slavs and its gradual obsolescence in Byzantine sources (IX – XII). In: 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, 22-27 August 2022, Venice. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The process of gradual abandonment of the term Slavs in Byzantine sources – happened in the period from the mid - IX to the end of XII century and it is divided into three main stages. In the first period (820s – 870s) the term Slavs stopped to be used in references to inner Bulgarian affairs, as consequence of centralization of the khanate and the disbanding of the Slavic tribal “autonomy” and replacement of Slavic domestic duxes with Bulgar governors which led to use of the term Bulgarian as politonym for whole population of the khanate. Still the term Slavs continued to be used for inner Byzantine affairs. In the second period the term ceases to be used for people into the Byzantine Empire – it happened through the 10th century. This terminological change was caused by a gradual assimilation of Slavic entities as Sclavinias and Sclavo-archontias into Byzantine administrative system and converting of the once independent and rebellious Slavs into loyal subjects of the Empire. The third phase includes reappearance of the term in some of Byzantine sources into the 12 centuries, before becoming fully obsolete in the XIII c. There had been investigated various reasons especially political, cultural, and social changes and their influence over the used terminology in Byzantine sources.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Subjects:	Humanities > History and archaeology
Divisions:	Faculty of Educational Science
Depositing User:	Stojko Stojkov
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2022 12:11
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2022 12:11
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/30143

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