Event Devastation of the Balkans

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The Balkan provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire were devastated by invasions of Slavs and Bulgars.

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  • January 502: The Balkan provinces were left denuded of troops, however, and were devastated by invasions of Slavs and Bulgars. To protect Constantinople and its vicinity against them, the emperor built the Anastasian Wall, extending from the Propontis to the Euxine.