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''The first evidence of the Croat name, dux/rex Croatorum, does not appear until the ninth century. The Charter of Duke Trpimir is indeed the oldest text that mentions the Croat name, dux Chroatorum but its authenticity is disputed for good reason. The earliest certain evidence is the title dux Cruatorum from duke Branimir's inscription (c. 880), so that before this date we cannot assume with certainty that the Croat identity existed at all.'' <ref>[http://mq.academia.edu/DanijelDzino/Papers/163667/Becoming_Slav_Becoming_Croat_New_approaches_in_research_of_identities_in_post-Roman_Illyricum Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat: New approaches in research of identities in post-Roman Illyricum] by Danijel Dzino</ref>}}

''The first evidence of the Croat name, dux/rex Croatorum, does not appear until the ninth century. The Charter of Duke Trpimir is indeed the oldest text that mentions the Croat name, dux Chroatorum but its authenticity is disputed for good reason. The earliest certain evidence is the title dux Cruatorum from duke Branimir's inscription (c. 880), so that before this date we cannot assume with certainty that the Croat identity existed at all.'' <ref>[http://mq.academia.edu/DanijelDzino/Papers/163667/Becoming_Slav_Becoming_Croat_New_approaches_in_research_of_identities_in_post-Roman_Illyricum Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat: New approaches in research of identities in post-Roman Illyricum] by Danijel Dzino</ref>}}

==The Terms Slav and Croatian==

==The Terms Slav and Croatian==

'''Slav''' as a term  was first used by the Byzantine's - Eastern Roman Empire (i.e. Procopius, Byzantine scholar, 6th century Roman bureaucrat) and was recorded in the 6th century (events cia. 518 <ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zlYSBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Europe's Barbarians AD 200-600] By Edward James (p95), Procopius 550 AD </ref>) in Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabenoi or sklaboi). Later in Latin, Sklabenoi was written Sclaveni. Ancient Roman <ref>Pliny the Elder: Natural History, Latin: Naturalis Historia 77 AD </ref> and Greek communities also referred to the early Slavic peoples as Veneti and Antes.  

'''Slav''' as a term  was first used by the Byzantine's - Eastern Roman Empire (i.e. Procopius, Byzantine scholar, 6th century Roman bureaucrat) and was recorded in the 6th century (events cia. 518 <ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zlYSBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Europe's Barbarians AD 200-600] By Edward James (p95), Procopius: History of the Wars 545 AD </ref>) in Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabenoi or sklaboi). Later in Latin, Sklabenoi was written Sclaveni. Ancient Roman <ref>Pliny the Elder: Natural History, Latin: Naturalis Historia 77 AD </ref> and Greek communities also referred to the early Slavic peoples as Veneti and Antes.  

Raid activity by various Slavic tribes within the southern Danube region started in the 6th century.

Raid activity by various Slavic tribes within the southern Danube region started in the 6th century.