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The Serbs trace their history to the 6th- and 7th-century migrations of Early Slavs to south-eastern Europe. Settling in various parts of the Balkans, Early Slavs assimilated local Byzantine populations (primarily descendants of different paleo-Balkan peoples) and other former Roman citizens. Their descendants later coalesced into different Balkan Slavic medieval states.[1][2]
The coming of the Slavs facilitated the transformation of the East Roman into the 'Byzantine' Empire, and Hellenic continuity was preserved. When Slavic states developed in the Balkans, most did so under the strong cultural influence of neighboring Byzantium.