“The Balkans in the Seventh Century: Ethnic and Cultural Transformations”, eds. P. Sophoulis, G. Kardaras
The seventh century was a period of radical transformation in the Balkans in terms of political, social, and economic history. The decline in Byzantine power led to the collapse of ancient urban civilization, the arrival of new populations from eastern Europe and the steppes, and, subsequently, the establishment of new political structures and modes of economic relations. Given that the written sources provide relatively little information about these events, archaeology is required to fill in the gaps and improve our knowledge and understanding of the socio-cultural and ethnic transitions that took place. New developments in archaeology in the Balkans have brought an enormous amount of information to light. The book’s eight contributors present research from different parts of the region, offering valuable new insights into the history, culture, and economy of the early medieval Balkans.
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Introduction by Panos Sophoulis and Georgios Kardaras
Chapter 1. “Old Habits Die Hard: The Historiography of the Seventh Century in the Balkans” by Florin Curta
Chapter 2. “The Croat Migration Metanarrative in Croatian Historiography: Between Old and New Approaches” by Hrvoje Gračanin
Chapter 3. “The Barbarian Settlements in Northern Illyricum before the Slavic Migration” by Perica Špehar
Chapter 4. “The Danubian limes and the Settlement of the Slavs in the Balkans” by Georgios Kardaras
Chapter 5. “The Seventh Century in the Deep Hinterland of the Eastern Adriatic: What Do We Know and What Do We Think We Know?” by Danijel Džino
Chapter 6. “The Beginnings of the Nomadic and Slavic Finds in Early Medieval Bulgaria” by Galina Grozdanova
Chapter 7. “The Older Populations of the Lower Danube Region (Slavs, ‘Thracians,’ Greeks) in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries: Survival and Incorporation into the New State Structures” by Panos Sophoulis
Chapter 8. “Reconsideration of the ‘Slavic’ Material Culture in the Greek Peninsula During the Early Middle Ages” by Natalia Poulou
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ISSN: 9781802702484
Objavljeno: 2025
212 str.
Opširnije: https://www.arc-humanities.org/9781802702484/the-balkans-in-the-seventh-century/