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(Korcula a historically a multicultural and ''multiethnic'' society)
(Korcula a historically a multicultural and ''multiethnic'' society)
====If we put aside political correctness====
If we put aside political correctness, one could ask the question what happened to the '''Latin families''' on the Island of Korcula (Corcyra Nigra) in the 8th century when the Croatians invaded.
Events could have unfolded (& most probably did) which led to them being attacked and killed. The survivors could have fled from Korcula to Ragusa (Dubrovnik), then a place of refuge. Maybe some survived and remained on the island. It’s quite possible that the The old Town of Korcula was fortified and held out against the invaders.The town’s location is well placed to defend it self. Over the centuries it has had a strategic military position. The town of Korcula and Dubrovnik may have had very similar early histories.
Judging by what happened to the Roman cities of Dalmatia; Epidaurum, Narona and Salona (which were then part of the Byzantine Empire), these towns were destroyed. This pattern of aggression of the Slavic tribes in conquering new territory must have continued during the dark ages. In this historic period it is recorded that many of the churches on the island of Korcula were destroyed (then rebuilt at a later stage).
It is likely that the new population settled in the centre of the island (Cara). The centre of the island had its strategic qualities which allowed protection on all sides from attack by sea. It also had fertile land which allowed cultivation. After the invasion of Slavic Tribes the region stabilized to a certain extent. The Byzantine Empire and The Republic of Venice started to exert a political influence over the region and it’s new peoples. These events have been recorded historically by both Empires in chronicles of the time.
The Latin population eventually started to return to the island in larger numbers thus creating a multicultural and multiethnic society.
Dalmatians of Latin ancestory brought Mediterranean cultural to the Slavs. Christianity was one aspect of this. In essence the Croatians on the island were Romanized.
In 889 AD it is documented that there was a clash between the local Croatians (from Cara) and the Venetian army. The story is part of the Island of Korcula's oral history.
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'''Latin'''/Illyrian/Slavic communities history of the historic ''Republic of Ragusa'' '''&''' ''Republic of Venice'' became a political football for the former Communist Yugoslavia.
'''Latin'''/Illyrian/Slavic communities history of the historic ''Republic of Ragusa'' '''&''' ''Republic of Venice'' became a political football for the former Communist Yugoslavia.