AND BYZANTINE GREEK. 49 



The Turks sent ambassadors to Constantinople in the latter half of the sixth cen- 

 tury.'" In the time of Porphyrogenitus, the country now called Hungary Avas called 

 Turkey, because it was inhabited by Turks.^^'^ 



The Bulrjarians first became known to the Byzantines in the latter part of the fifth 

 century."^ Conjointly with the Avars they attacked Constantinople in the reign of 

 Heraclius."^ And one or two generations later they crossed the Danube and invaded 

 Thrace. "° In the eighth century they Avere converted to Christianity.'""' The Bulga- 

 rians of the present day speak a Slavic dialect, which circumstance is the origin of the 

 current opinion that they are of Sclavonic descent. 



The Byzantine authors have preserved a few Hunnic Avords (see Zoxt-a, fj.eBo^, irex, 

 a-oviraa-K, r^aoi/o-to?, in the Glossary). As to the Turkish words belonging to the popular 

 Romaic, they were introduced after tlie fall of Constantinople. 



THE SLAVIC ELEMENT. 



§ 34. 



In the reign of Justinian, the Slavs crossed the Danube and overran Illyria."" In 

 the latter part of the sixth century they devastated Thrace and Greece."^ A century 

 later they appear as soldiers in the army of Justinian the Second.'" 



In the eighth century great numbers of Slavs migrated to continental and peninsular 

 Greece.'® In the course of time their descendants lost their nationality, religion, and 

 language. They spoke Greek, were members of the Greek church, and, strange as it 



'" Menand. 295 (A. D. 5G8). Tiieoph. 378 (A. D. o64> Compai-e Id. 485 (A. D. 617). 



"2 PoKPn. Adm. 81. 141. 1G8. 177. Zonar. 16, 12 (A. D. 886 - 911). 



"3 Theoph. 222 (A. D. 494). Zonak. 14, 3. Compare Genes. 85, 22. 



1" PisiD. Bell. Avar. 197. 409. 



"5 Theoph. 544 (A. D. G71). Porph. Them. 4G (A. D. GC8 - 685). 



"8 Theoph. Cont. 342. 



^i' Proc. II, 397. 



"* Menand. 327 (A. D. 577). Id. 404. Theoph. 360 (A. D. 551). 



™ Theoph. 559 (A. D. G83). 



12° Theoph. 707 (A. D. 775). Porphyr. Them. 53 (A. D. 741 - 775) 'Eo-eXa^aen Si iraua ^ x^P"- k"! 



yiyovi pdp^apos, ore 6 Xoi/xiKos Odvaros iraaav e/3oo"KeTO rr/V olKovfieiirjv, oTTr]viKa ViavtrTavrivos 6 t^s Korrpias eVtiw/jos to 

 {TKTJTTTpa TTJs Tuiv Pco/xaiojc biiiTTev opx^^^ 40(776 Tiva T(ou €K Ils\o7rQvtfrjtTov jucyo f^povovvTa €7r\ 71} avTov cvyevela, iva ufj 

 \eya> Svayevela, Ev(jififiiov cKelvov tov irepiliorjrov ypappariKov dvocTKutij^ai els airov tovtoi to OpvXoipevov lap^uov, 

 rapaadofiStjS ov/^ir iuBXafiapivt). Hv Se oJros Ni/«;raf 6 KrjSeviras fw\ dvyarpi So0ia Xpccrrocpopoi' to:' vi'ov roC Ka\ov 

 Paixavov koi dyadov /SaatXewy. Adm. 217 (A. D. 802-811). 220 (A. D. 829 -867). 

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