Gradually, they adopted Roman or Romanized titles, names, and traditions, and partially converted to orthodoxy (in the 7th century), though not without a long series of religious and ethnic conflicts.
Järk-järgult omandasid nad rooma tiitlid, nimed ja kombed ning pöördusid osaliselt ortodokssesse kristlusse (7. sajandil), mitte ilma arvukate usuliste ja rahvuslike konfliktideta.