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The Venetian possessions were called "Venetian Dalmatia" and enjoyed periods of economic prosperity with development of the arts and culture. Dalmatia was greatly influenced by the Italian Renaissance and many buildings, churches and cathedrals were done in those years, from Zadar and Split to Sibenik (Sebenico) and Dubrovnik. Zadar was the capital of the Venetian Dalmatia. In these centuries, the Venetian language became the "lingua franca" of all Dalmatia, assimilating the Dalmatian language of the Romanised Illyrians and influencing partially the coastal Croatian language (Chakavian).

The Venetian possessions were called "Venetian Dalmatia" and enjoyed periods of economic prosperity with development of the arts and culture. Dalmatia was greatly influenced by the Italian Renaissance and many buildings, churches and cathedrals were done in those years, from Zadar and Split to Sibenik (Sebenico) and Dubrovnik. Zadar was the capital of the Venetian Dalmatia. In these centuries, the Venetian language became the "lingua franca" of all Dalmatia, assimilating the Dalmatian language of the Romanised Illyrians and influencing partially the coastal Croatian language (Chakavian).

It is also important to mention migrations from the east as the Ottoman Empire advanced into Europe. Wars with the Ottoman's and others were all part of Venetian Dalmatia's History as well as internal strife (i.e.Hvar Rebellion). <ref>The Hvar Rebellion (1510 - 1514)  was a uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters. It began on the island's largest city, also called Hvar, but spread to the entire island.</ref> Dalmatia is a region of Europe with a very multicultural and multiethnic history.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA8&dq=The+Italians+of+Dalmatia:+Middle+ages+population+merge+with+the+Italian+Slavic++Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=WVuQTby_GdO8cdCT3ZAK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:] From Italian Unification to World War One by Luciano Monzali (p8)</ref>  

It is also important to mention migrations from the east as the Ottoman Empire advanced into Europe. Wars with the Ottoman's and other conflicts were all part of Venetian Dalmatia's History as well as internal strife (i.e.Hvar Rebellion) within Dalmatia. <ref>The Hvar Rebellion (1510 - 1514)  was a uprising of the people and citizens of the Dalmatian island of Hvar against the island's nobility and their Venetian masters. It began on the island's largest city, also called Hvar, but spread to the entire island.</ref> Dalmatia is a region of Europe with a very multicultural and multiethnic history.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA8&dq=The+Italians+of+Dalmatia:+Middle+ages+population+merge+with+the+Italian+Slavic++Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=WVuQTby_GdO8cdCT3ZAK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:] From Italian Unification to World War One by Luciano Monzali (p8)</ref>  

[[File:400px-Split riva.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The "Riva" of Split, that was created and named by Antonio Bajamonti. ''(photo by Mate Balota)'']]

[[File:400px-Split riva.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The "Riva" of Split, that was created and named by Antonio Bajamonti. ''(photo by Mate Balota)'']]