After a delay of two centuries, Thrace and Greece were re-hellenized, while, with the exception of the Albanians and the proto-Romanian Vlachs, but the rest of the Byzantine Balkans became permanently slavicized.
Setelah penundaan selama dua abad, Trakia dan Yunani kembali dihidupkan kembali, sementara, dengan pengecualian orang Albania dan Vlach proto-Romania, tetapi sisa Balkan Bizantium menjadi budak permanen.