Complex sentence: The Morean Sclavinians were described as'independent' and'autonomous and self-ruling' By 800, however, the term also referred specifically to Slavic mobile military colonists who settled as allies within the territories of the Byzantine Empire.
Split into simpler sentences: The Morean Sclavinians were described as'independent' and'autonomous and self-ruling' The term may be interpreted as "Slav lands" in Byzantium. However, by 800, the term also referred specifically to Slavic mobile military colonists who settled as allies within the territories of the Byzantine Empire.