What is "antes"

Antes \An"tes\, n. pl. Ant[ae]. See Anta.

vb. (en-third-person singular of: ante)

Antes may refer to:

• Antes people, an ancient tribe in Eastern Europe
• plural of Ante (poker)

• Horst Antes (born 1936), German sculptor
• John Antes (1740-1811), American composer

The Antes or Antae were an early Slavic tribal polity which existed in the 6th century lower Danube and northwestern Black Sea region (modern-day Moldova and central Ukraine). They are commonly associated with the archaeological Penkovka culture.

First mentioned in 518, the Antes invaded the Diocese of Thrace at some point between 533 and 545. Shortly after, they became Byzantine foederati, and were given gold payments and a fort named Turris, somewhere north of the Danube at a strategically important location, so as to prevent hostile barbarians invading Roman lands. Thus, between 545 and the 580s, Antean soldiers fought in various Byzantine campaigns. The Antes were eventually attacked and destroyed by the Pannonian Avars at the beginning of the 7th century.