Early_Middle_Ages Serbia_in_the_Middle_Ages

1 middle ages

1.1 slavic settlement
1.2 de administrando imperio on serbs
1.3 first serbian principality

early middle ages


slavic settlement

sclaveni raided , settled western balkans in 6th , 7th century. serbs mentioned in de administrando imperio having settled balkans during reign of emperor heraclius (r. 610–641), however, research not support serbian tribe part of later migration (as held historiography) rather migrating rest of slavs. through linguistical studies, concluded south slavs made of western , eastern branch, of parallel streams, divided in timok–osogovo–Šar line. archaeological evidence in serbia , macedonia shows white serbs may have reached balkans earlier thought, between 550–600, many findings of fibula (brooch)e , pottery @ roman forts point serbian characteristics , have represent traces of either part of byzantine foedorati or fraction of invading slavs upon organizing in refuge of dinarides, formed ethnogenesis of serbs , pardoned byzantine empire after acknowledging suzerainty.

de administrando imperio on serbs

the history of medieval serbian principality , vlastimirović dynasty (ruled ca. 610–960) recorded in work de administrando imperio ( on governance of empire , dai), compiled byzantine emperor constantine vii porphyrogenitus (r.  913–959). dai drew information on serbs from, among others, serbian source. work mentions first serbian ruler, without name (known conventionally unknown archon ), led serbs north balkans , received protection of emperor heraclius (r. 610–641), , said have died long before bulgar invasion (680).

first serbian principality

according dai, baptized serbia (known in historiography raška), included inhabited cities (καστρα/kastra) of destinikon (Δεστινίκον), tzernabouskeï (Τζερναβουσκέη), megyretous (Μεγυρέτους), dresneïk (Δρεσνεήκ), lesnik (Λεσνήκ), salines (Σαληνές), while small land (χοριον/chorion) of bosna (Βοσωνα), part of serbia, had cities of katera (Κατερα) , desnik (Δέσνηκ). first capital ras, in raška (southwestern serbia). other serb-inhabited lands (or principalities) mentioned included countries of paganija, zahumlje , travunija, while land of duklja held byzantines (it presumably settled serbs well). these polities bordered serbia north. exact borders of serbian state unclear. serbian ruler titled prince (archon) of serbs (αρχων Σερβλίας). dai mentions serbian throne inherited son, i.e. first-born; descendants succeeded him, though names unknown until coming of višeslav.