Fulcher of Chartres, a French priest, (a description of the first crusade in 1096): ''Bulgarians who are named Thracians according to the previous (old) monuments'' - From Latin: „Hinc iter aggressi per fines Vulgariorum, quos vocitant Thracas, ut habent monumenta priorum“
Johannes Tzetza: ''Pyros and Akamas (native) of the Thracian Hellespont, Maronietza Evfimos son of Treziius, Pirehmie, who was of the Paeonians they were all from the Bulgarians, from those of the river Axios, also called Vardar''
Cassiodorus writes that the Bulgarians are old Moesian or Illyrian people
Ennodius Ticinensis (473-524, Bishop, court historian of the Gothic King Theodoric) indicates that Bulgarians are old Moesian and Illyrian people.
Flavius Josephus writes ''Dacians called Bulgarians''
Johannes Malalas, Chronographia (491-578 AD): "So the said Achilles departed alongside the Atrides, leading his own army of three thousand people called myrmidons then, and now - Bulgarians" - From Greek: "… καὶ ἁπῆλθε μετὰ τῶν Ἀτρειδῶν ὁ αὐτὸς Ἀχιλλεὺς, ἔχων ἴδιον στρατὸν τῶν λεγομένων Μυρμιδόνων τότε, νυνὶ δὲ λεγομένων Βουλγάρων …"
Michael Attaleiates: History - ''the Moesi ... are certainly Bulgarians who later received their new name ... Bulgarians Myrmidons ..."
John Zonaras: ''Paeonians - Latins or Thracian people of Macedonia. These are so-called Paeonians. Paeonians were Bulgarians."
Ravennatis Anоnymi Cosmographia: „Inter vero Tratiam vel Macedoniam et Mysiam inferiorem modo Bulgari habitant, qui ex super scripta maiore Scythia egressi sunt.”
Mavro Orbin cites evidence of Marcus Aurelius Kasiodor that Bulgarians fought with the Romans about 390 AD.
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