Dianatomia
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Much of the "bias" comes from how ethnicity is defined and perceived. Being Greek Orthodox and writing in Greek has usually sufficed for Greek historians to label a person or a people as Greek. This is a pretty loose definition for others in the Balkans who believe native language and ethnic ancestry is also very important, maybe even more so.
The Balkans has been populated by numerous tribes. So having a commmon ethnic ancestry is a very loose definition and very biased. A people will at the very least need a reference point. A language/culture enveloped in its litterary tradition.