From: george knysh
Message: 24592
Date: 2003-07-16
> george knysh wrote:*****GK: I don't understand your point , Alex. Please
> >
> > *****GK: The hypothesis of a "missing" part is
> > gratuitous. "Not written for certain reasons" is
> much
> > better. The Bulgaria of Tsar Peter was no threat
> to
> > Constantinople, and its "management" a relatively
> easy
> > affair. I'm sure there were reports etc. about it
> in
> > the imperial archives, but hardly much incentive
> to
> > work these up into a special chapter of DAI. As to
> the
> > Vlachs, again, there was no particular need to
> mention
> > those within the boundaries of the Empire.Had they
> > been a significant presence north of the Danube
> they
> > would doubtless have received a notice.*****
> >
>
> There is a problem. Why should became a "need" to
> mention them in the IX
> century then _within_ the boundaries of the empire?
>
> Alex