At the frontier of the Empire. Military and peaceful interference between the Byzantine world and migrant populations in Dobruja
At the frontier of the Empire. Military and peaceful interference between the Byzantine world and migrant populations in Dobruja

Summary/Abstract: Located on the border of the empire, Dobruja is among the regions affected by the abandonment and disintegration of the Danube limes (between 576 and 626 at most), the balance of the previous period being replaced by frequent and various changes dictated by the relations between newcomers and natives, and some still present Byzantines. The period of amalgamation of the existing population with migrant peoples began at the end of antiquity and ended with the great Mongol invasion. This paper gives a brief presentation of the political situation on the Lower Danube between the 7th-13th centuries, revealing the intense military interference on the population left after the withdrawal of the Byzantine administration and migrant peoples who made invasions and even settled south of the river. The military interferences were interspersed throughout this period with the peaceful ones, an important role in this sense being played by trade. It was the citadels and towns that provided the enabling framework for peaceful interference (cultural, technical and religious) to take place beyond military interference. And each of them has left its mark on the ethnic background in the Istro-Pontic territory.

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