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- history of Bulgaria - Slavic invasions
- Bulgaria - Slavic invasions
- Serbia - The coming of the Serbs
- Bulgaria - Ethnic groups
- North Macedonia - The ancient world
- North Macedonia - The medieval states
- Slavic languages - The Eastern subgroup: Bulgarian and Macedonian
- history of Serbia - The coming of the Serbs
Which Slavic group moved into the regions of Bulgaria and Macedonia?
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During the Slavic invasions of the Balkan Peninsula in the 6th and 7th centuries CE, historical evidence indicates that the Antae were the Slavic tribe that moved into the regions of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and northern Greece.12
While ancient sources also identify the Slavenae as a prominent Slavic group north of the Danube during this period, they are considered the ancestors of the Serbs and Croats, who settled further to the west.12