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If we put aside political correctness, one could ask the question, what happened to the '''Roman families''' when the Slavs invaded the island of Korcula '''?'''  The Slavic tribes invaded the Dalmatian province of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

If we put aside political correctness, one could ask the question, what happened to the '''Roman families''' when the Slavs invaded the island of Korcula '''?'''  The Slavic tribes invaded the Dalmatian province of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

To this editor's knowledge there are no existing primary historical sources describing [[Directory:Croatia|Croatian Slavs]] invading and settling the island of Korcula in the middle ages. It was the ''Republic of Venice'' who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korcula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as '''Neretva pirates''' (Neretvani), strategically secured some of the islands in southern Dalmatia and were starting to disrupt Venice's trade with the east (Levant). Amongst these was the island of Korčula (in Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ''ch'' and is written "'''č'''") . It took many decades before Venice could minimise the threat from the Narantani. It was doge Pietro II Orseolo who took the island for the Republic of Venice in the year 1000.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=B7gzrJDlUv8C&pg=PA60&dq=Pietro+II+Orseolo+Curzola&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DU7dUKKeFYiPkwW02oGoAQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pietro%20II%20Orseolo%20Curzola&f=false Venice Triumphant:] The Horizons of a Myth by Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan (p60)</ref> It is just '''assumed''' that a group of Slavs remained on the island.  

To this editor's knowledge there are no existing primary historical sources describing [[Directory:Croatia|Croatian Slavs]] invading and settling the island of Korcula in the middle ages. It was the ''Republic of Venice'' who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korcula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as Neretva pirates (Neretvani), strategically secured some of the islands in southern Dalmatia and were starting to disrupt Venice's trade with the east (Levant). Amongst these was the island of Korčula (in Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ''ch'' and is written "'''č'''") . It took many decades before Venice could minimise the threat from the Narantani. It was doge Pietro II Orseolo who took the island for the Republic of Venice in the year 1000.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=B7gzrJDlUv8C&pg=PA60&dq=Pietro+II+Orseolo+Curzola&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DU7dUKKeFYiPkwW02oGoAQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pietro%20II%20Orseolo%20Curzola&f=false Venice Triumphant:] The Horizons of a Myth by Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan (p60)</ref> It is just '''assumed''' that a group of Slavs remained on the island.  

Events could have unfolded which led to the Roman families of Korčula <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/322146/Korcula|title='''"Korcula."''' '''Encyclopædia Britannica'''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Tue. 8 Mar. 2011. |date=[[2011]]|accessdate=2011-03-8}},  

Events could have unfolded which led to the Roman families of Korčula <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/322146/Korcula|title='''"Korcula."''' '''Encyclopædia Britannica'''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Tue. 8 Mar. 2011. |date=[[2011]]|accessdate=2011-03-8}},  

* The survivors could have fled from Korčula to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik), then a place of refuge.  

* The survivors could have fled from Korčula to Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik), then a place of refuge.  

* Maybe some survived and remained on the island ''or'' they came back after the Narantani lost control over the island.  

* Maybe some survived and remained on the island ''or'' they came back after the Narantani lost control over the island.  

Nikola Ostojic a 19th century Historian from Korčula describes the actual invasion of the Neretvani Slavs in his [[Directory:Korcula History|book]] ''"Historical Compendium of the Island of Korcula"'' but without a primary historical source. The book was written in 1858.

Nikola Ostojic a 19th century Historian from Korčula describes the actual invasion of the Neretvani Slavs in his [[Directory:Korcula History|book]] ''"Historical Compendium of the Island of Korcula"'' but without a primary historical source. The book was written in 1858.