L’arrivée et l’installation des Slaves sur le territoire de l’actuelle Roumanie

Archaeology, which highlights the specific features of Slavic and Dacian civilizations, gives us an overall view of the arrival of Slavs – and especially the Sclavins and the Anthes – on the territory of present-day Romania in the Early Middle Ages. Their arrival – thanks to the protection of their Avar allies – is progressive over the Vth and the VIth centuries. This article notably relies on Maria Coma’s works. As F. Conte already pointed out, the Slavs were probably attracted by mythical Byzantium – present-day Romania thus happily benefited from a sudden opening of the limes (the insurrection of Fokas in 602 A.D) which gave the Slavs what they wanted – heading southwards rather than settling down and facing the resistance of the Empire.