Sclavi, Sclavani, Sclaveni, Vinadi, Venedi
Formed from:
The name Sclaveni was generally used to describe all Slavic peoples that the Byzantine Empire came
into contact with. However, by 800, the term referred specifically to Slavic mobile military colonists who
settled as allies within the territories of the Byzantine Empire. Slavic military settlements appeared in the
Peloponnese, Asia Minor, and Italy. The Byzantines also referred to the Avar military elite as Sclaveni.
These elites, specifically, re-established their power-base under either Frankish or Byzantine rule in
Pannonia and Moravia
~ some sources refer to an early Turkish origin
Original Record of:
9th Century
Migrations & Changes:
Came under Frankish rule in the early 9th century
Cities and towns:
Neighbors
9th Century:
Was to the West and NW of the Bulgar Khanate in 9th cent
Sources for Research:
The Early Slavs P.M. Barford
Vernadsky’s works, Kievan Rus
Interesting Links:
History timeline http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Timeline-of-Slovenian-history
Veneti Info: