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Group: Pomerania, Wendish Duchy of
People: Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Location: Tashtakaracha Pass Samarkand Uzbekistan

Justinian, after a serious attack in Thrace …

Years: 545 - 545

Justinian, after a serious attack in Thrace by the Kutrigur Bulgars in 540, has worked to extend a system of fortifications that run in three zones through the Balkans and as far south as the Pass of Thermopylae.

Fortresses, strongholds, and watchtowers are not, however, enough: the Slavs, known to Constantinople as Sclaveni, plunder Thrace in 545.