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Three men: Horoúathos, Horoáthos, and Horóathos (Χορούαθ[ος], Χοροάθος, Χορόαθος) are mentioned in the Tanais Tablets (primary source). They are written in Greek and are from the '''3rd century''' AD from the city of Tanais, today's Azov, Russia. At that time it had mixed Greek - Sarmatian (Iranian) population.  Discovered by a Russian archaeologist Pavel Mikhailovich Leontjev in 1853.

Three men: Horoúathos, Horoáthos, and Horóathos (Χορούαθ[ος], Χοροάθος, Χορόαθος) are mentioned in the Tanais Tablets (primary source). They are written in Greek and are from the '''3rd century''' AD from the city of Tanais, today's Azov, Russia. At that time it had mixed Greek - Sarmatian (Iranian) population.  Discovered by a Russian archaeologist Pavel Mikhailovich Leontjev in 1853.

Dux Cruatorum Branimero ''or'' Prince Branimir inscription, c.''' 880''' AD from town of Nin-Croatia (Old Dalmatia). This is the first primary source mention of the Croatian identity in the Balkans. (John the Deacon, <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wEF5oN5erE0C&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=John+the+Deacon+Branimir&source=bl&ots=lcB_CVHazL&sig=QgOkUjahfThg1uQ5K3FJmSDYWz4&hl=en&ei=rlPPTd3hD46mvQOwoeGUAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=John%20the%20Deacon%20Branimir&f=false When Ethnicity did not Matter in the Balkans:] by John Van Antwerp Fine (p39)</ref> who was chaplain to the doge of the Republic of Venice)

Dux Cruatorum Branimero ''or'' Prince Branimir inscription, c.''' 880''' AD from town of Nin-Croatia (Old Dalmatia). This is the first primary source mention of the Croatian identity in the Balkans. (John the Deacon,<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wEF5oN5erE0C&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=John+the+Deacon+Branimir&source=bl&ots=lcB_CVHazL&sig=QgOkUjahfThg1uQ5K3FJmSDYWz4&hl=en&ei=rlPPTd3hD46mvQOwoeGUAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=John%20the%20Deacon%20Branimir&f=false When Ethnicity did not Matter in the Balkans:] by John Van Antwerp Fine (p39)</ref> who was chaplain to the doge of the Republic of Venice)

There is archaeological evidence from '''16 century''' where the Croatian identity was used on Korcula. Stone writings in Zavalatica are dedicated to events from 889 AD. It describes a clash between the Slavic population and the Venetian army. Marinko Gjivoje wrote about the find in 1972. The stone writings uses ''Hrvat Dalmatinac'' in its writings. ''Hrvat'' means Croatian.

There is archaeological evidence from '''16 century''' where the Croatian identity was used on Korcula. Stone writings in Zavalatica are dedicated to events from 889 AD. It describes a clash between the Slavic population and the Venetian army. Marinko Gjivoje wrote about the find in 1972. The stone writings uses ''Hrvat Dalmatinac'' in its writings. ''Hrvat'' means Croatian.

* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mnSq1VNloGsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+making+of+the+slavs&hl=en&ei=kRTOTcmANJGyvgO1-9iXCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Making of the Slavs:] History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region  by Florin Curta

* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mnSq1VNloGsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+making+of+the+slavs&hl=en&ei=kRTOTcmANJGyvgO1-9iXCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false The Making of the Slavs:] History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region  by Florin Curta

To my knowledge first primary source written about Slavs and Korcula is Doge Pietro II Orseolo's attack on the island in 998 -1000. (Chronicon Venetum, Chronicle of Grado &  John the Deacon, who was chaplain to the doge of the Republic of Venice)

To my knowledge first primary source written about Slavs and Korcula is Doge Pietro II Orseolo's attack on the island in '''998 -1000'''. (Chronicon Venetum, Chronicle of Grado &  John the Deacon, who was chaplain to the doge of the Republic of Venice)

Secondary sources is about the events from the year '''1262''':

Secondary sources is about the events from the year '''1262''':