Re: How true are our national identities?
I see that the presence of Bulgars in Italy in the VI century is apparently recorded. It seems that they arrived as allies or federated of the Gepids. In a similar fashion as the Alans arrived as federated of the Vandals, in Spain. Interesting.
But the figure of 100,000 Bulgarians in Italy I'm afraid that it sounds excessive. Do you have any reliable sources?
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