Slavic groups settle and assimilate
7th–8th c.: peaceful pastoral groups integrate into local society.
Why it matters
The episode shows that Dimitsana’s identity was shaped by movement, adaptation and local integration.
During the 7th–8th centuries, Slavic pastoral and farming groups settled in the Peloponnese. In the Dimitsana area they learned Greek, converted to Christianity and assimilated, leaving chiefly toponymic traces.