| Macedonians in 1027 occupied Sicilly | |
| bitushanec | At this time (s.a. 1027) comes the first reference to the Vlachs in a western source, Annales Barenses, MGH SS, V, 53, where they are described as forming part of Constantine VIII's expedition to Sicily: ‘ ... descendit in Italiam cum exercitu magno, i.e. Russorum, Guandalorum, Turcorum, Burgarorum, Vlachorum, Macedonum, aliarumque ut caperet Siciliam.' |
| Divider | It does but try and tell that to the dumb tatars. |
| bitushanec | by the way, the text from Annales Barenses distinguish Burgarorum, Vlachorum, Macedonum etc......... |