Europe In The Middle Ages, 500-125...: Southeastern

The 9th century saw the arrival of Christianity. The work of Saints Cyril and Methodius introduced the Glagolitic and later Cyrillic alphabets, fostering a distinct Slavic liturgy.

Byzantine Emperor Basil II dismantled the Bulgarian Empire in 1018, bringing the entire peninsula under Greek rule for over a century.

Discussing the of the medieval peasantry. Which of these historical threads

Crusaders seized the Byzantine capital, creating a power vacuum that local leaders hurried to fill.

In Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned secured a royal title from the Pope, while his brother Saint Sava established an autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.