Po redaktohet Dardania (Roman province) (paragraf)

== Aftermath ==
 [[File:Balkans 6th century.svg|thumb|right|300px|Provinces in the Balkans in the 6th century.]]
The area remained part of the Eastern Roman, [[Byzantine Empire]], after the Eastern–Western Roman split in the 5th century.{{sfn|Mócsy|2014|p=350}} [[Procopius]] (500–560) used the old Roman provinces to describe the geography of the Balkans. According to ''Buildings of Justinian'' IV, there were 8 new and 61 restored fortifications in Dardania.{{sfn|Curta|2001|p=156}} Dardania was a region in which Justinian's restoration process was predominant.{{sfn|Bulić|2013|p=209}} In 518 an earthquake devastated Dardania, followed by famine that killed much of the population and weakened the Empire's defences.{{sfn|Bulić|2013|p=209}} According to Florin Curta, a small number of Slavs ([[Sclaveni]] and [[Antes (people)|Antes]]) migrated to the Balkans in the 6th century.{{sfn|Curta|2001|pp=84–92}}