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in the Byzantine writers meaning simply Northern Barbarians. But 

 although they did not enter Greece as conquerors, they disdained to 

 consider themselves as subjects of the Byzantine Emperor. They en- 

 joyed their national independence, and were a source of trouble to the 

 government at Constantinople.* In the ninth century, the Emperor 

 Basil, according to his son, Leo the Wise or the Pliilosopher, succeeded 

 in thoroughly subjugating, Romanizing, Cliristianizing, and Grecizing 

 the Slavs in his dominion. Their soldiers, being trained after the Ro- 

 man system of tactics, were of essential service to the Groeco-Romans. 

 Their own princes, of course, had lost their power over tliem.t 



* Theopiianes, p. 6G3 (A. D. 750 -}- 8) TowVw tm tret Kcofo-ravriz/oj rus 

 Kara MaKf^ovlau ^KXa^ivias r]^fji.a\u)Tevcrev, kcu Tovi Xonrovs vno)(^fipiovs eVot- 

 Tjcre- 707 (A. I). 7 75 -[- 8) Tovtco rw erei eiprjvtvaaa-a EiprjVTj nfra ratu 'Apd- 

 /3a) 1/ KoX a8ei.au fvpovcra anonTfXXfi 'SravpuKiov tov TrarpLKiov koi XoyodtTrju 

 Tov 6^(0S 8p6jXOV fiera dvpapeas ttoXX^s Kara tujv '^KkafUvaiv edvav. Kol KartX- 

 6o)v eVl QeaaaXoviKrjv Ka\ EXXdSa vnera^e TTavras Kal vnocpopovs fTTo'irjcre ttj 

 ^acriXeia. 'Ela-rjXdev 8e koi iv UeXoTTOvffjaa Ka\ 7ro\\i)v al^fiaXcuaLav Kal Xd(f)vpa 

 rjyayev rfi rav Pafia'icov ^aaiXfia. POKPHYROGENITUS, Cer. p. 634, 11 Xpfj 

 elSevai onws fte^aro Mi)(ai]\ 6 ^aaiKfvs SKXd/Souj tovs draKTrjcravTas ev X'^P^ 

 TTj '2ov^8eXiTia Kal dveXdouras fls ra opr] Kal TrdXii/ KaTa(pvy6i>Tas Trj avTOKparo- 



piKfi Koi vy^rjXr) ^acriXe'ia Kal eldeas elcrrjxSriaav eTepoi 2KXd/3ot GecrcraXo- 



v'lktjs dpxovTias, k. t.X. Adm. p. 217 (A. D. o02 — 81 1) 'NiKr](f)6pos rd rav 

 Pa>p.aia>v aKrJKTpa (Kparei, Kal ovrot iv t<5 defiari bvres ttJs IlfXonovvrjcrov dno- 

 aracnv ewofjcravTes nparov fifv rd^ rav yftrovuiv otKias tu)v VpaiKav i^enopBovv 

 Koi eh- dpnayfjv erldevTO .... fied iavrav e)(OVT(S Kal AcppiKovs Kal 'SapuKrjvovs. 

 221 Kal Trdvras p-ev tovs '^KXd^ovs Kal Xonrovs avvnoraKTOvs tov dffiaTos IlfXo- 

 TTOVvrjcrov vnera^e [Gedicricrros] Kal e;^fip<i(raro. Movoi Se ol 'E^eptrat Kal o» 

 MiXrjyyol KaT(X€i(pdr](rav vtto t})v AaKe8aipoviav Kal to "EXos, k- r. X. 



f Leo, Tactic. 18, 100 Kal Ta '2,KXa^iKd fie e6vr] opoblaiTa. re ^crav Kal 6u6- 

 Tpoira dXXrjXois koI eXevdepa, fjiT]8apa)S 8ovXova6ai rj apxecrSai Treidopeva, Ka\ 

 p,dXiaTa OT[e] irtpav tov Aavov^iov KaT<aKovv iv rfj I8'ia x^P^- "OOiVKal ivTavda 

 wepaioidevra Kal oiovel ^laardivra 8(^aa'dai ttjv 8ovXeiav ovx iripco rj8iu>s neiOe- 

 (r6at rjdfXov, dXXd Tpoirov Tivd eavraiv. KpdrTOV yap rjyovvTO dno tov dpxovTos 

 TTJs iavTwv (f)vXfjs cf)6eipfadai,, fjTo'is Pco/iaiVot? dovXevfiv Kal liroKXivfaBai vopois. 

 Ol fie TOV a-WTrjpiov fiairriapaTOS tov [(^cotio-juoi/ V] KaTa8f^dpfvoi dxpi Ta>v f]p.eri- 

 pcov xpdvav, TovTO ocrov KaT avTovs eis apxatas iXfvBepuis o'vvfjdfLav BiarrjpovvTai. 

 The text Is corrupt here. 18, 102 TavTa ovv 6 r]p.eTepos iraTTjp Kal Pcopaimv 

 avTOKpdTiup Bao"iXetos rav dpxa^cov idvcov [read idav^ fTreiae p,eTaaTrjvai, Kai 

 y paiKaaas Kal npxovcri Kara rov Fcopa'iKov tvttov inrord^as Kal fiairTlcrp.aTi. 

 Tiprjaas, TrjS 8e 8ovXfias TjXfvdepwcre tcHv eavrav dpx<JVTa>v Kal (TTpaTfve(rdai Kara 



