Around the 6th century, Slavs appeared on Byzantine borders in great numbers.[page needed] The Byzantine records note that grass would not regrow in places where the Slavs had marched through, so great were their numbers. After a military movement even the Peloponnese and Asia Minor were reported to have Slavic settlements. This southern movement has traditionally been seen as an invasive expansion. <answer>By the end of the 6th century</answer>, Slavs had settled the Eastern Alps regions.
When had the Slavs settled the Eastern Alps?
By the end of the 6th century