The attacks of the slavs and avars at the Lower Danube, the VI-VII centuries. Archaeological perspectives Cover Image

Atacurile slavilor și avarilor la Dunărea de Jos, secolele VI-VII. Perspective arheologice
The attacks of the slavs and avars at the Lower Danube, the VI-VII centuries. Archaeological perspectives

Author(s): Paul Marian Boeru
Subject(s): Archaeology, Regional Geography, Military history, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Complexul Muzeal “Iulian Antonescu” Bacău
Keywords: Balkans in the VI-VII centuries; Avars and Slavs; destruction layers;

Summary/Abstract: The attacks of the slavs and avars at the Lower Danube had a crucial role in the dramatic eveniments that took place in the VI-VII centuries in the byzantine provinces of the Balkas. The archaeological research proves that the Byzantine emperors made considerable efforts for constructing, maintaining or reconstructing the fortresses and the cities at the Lower Danube. This analysis follows chronologically the attacks of the slavs and avars and the destructionsthat were, or could be linked to these events identified by archaeological research in some fortresses or cities until this moment.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: XLIX
  • Page Range: 130-151
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Romanian