Bulgarians, Serbs, and the Rus in the Central Balkans in Byzantine historical narratives (late 10th - mid-13th century): The view from Constantinople

Abstract

This paper analyzes the information provided in the Byzantine historical narratives composed between the end of the 10th and mid-13th century on Bulgarians, Serbs and the Rus as these peoples permanently settled or just temporarily resided in the area of the Central Balkans. This paper attempts to show how the Byzantine historiography of the mentioned period presented the peoples in question.

Keywords

• bulgarians
• serbs
• rus
• barbarians
• rhomaioi
• historical narrative