Achilles was described by the Byzantine chronicler Leo the Deacon, not as Hellene, but as Scythian, while according to the Byzantine author John Malalas, his army was made up of a tribe previously known as Myrmidons and later as Bulgars.
ɐkˈɪliːz wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ lˈiːoʊ ðə dˈiːkən, nˌɑːt æz hˈɛliːn, bˌʌt æz sˈaɪθiən, wˌaɪl ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɔːθɚ dʒˈɑːn mælˈɑːləz, hɪz ˈɑːɹmi wʌz mˌeɪd ˌʌp əvə tɹˈaɪb pɹˈiːviəsli nˈoʊn æz mˈɪəmˌɪdənz ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ æz bˈʌlɡɚz.