Byzantine Empire Isaurian dynasty

Balkan Campaigns
762 Jan 1

Balkan Campaigns

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Constantine campaigned against the Slav tribes of Thrace and Macedonia in 762, deporting some tribes to the Opsician theme in Anatolia, though some voluntarily requested relocation away from the troubled Bulgarian border region. A contemporary Byzantine source reported that 208,000 Slavs emigrated from Bulgarian controlled areas into Byzantine territory and were settled in Anatolia.