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== Editor's Note ==

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The research I have done in the last two years has come to this conclusion concerning the history of Dubrovnik, for now. The ancient peoples of Dubrovnik identified themselves as '''Ragusans'''. Latin-Illyrian families created the Republic of Ragusa. Modern theories say that a small town was already there during the times of the Roman Empire (some say even earlier).

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The research I have done in the last two years has come to this conclusion concerning the history of Dubrovnik, for now. The ancient peoples of Dubrovnik identified themselves as '''Ragusans'''. Latin-Illyrian families created the Republic of Ragusa. Modern theories say that a small town was already there during the times of the Roman Empire (some say even earlier). <ref>Note: Recent findings of artefacts in Dubrovnik suggest to be Greek in origin.</ref>

Refugees from Roman Epidaurus in the 7th century turned it into a fortified city. Over the centuries, it became a City State (called Ragusa), later it became a Republic (1358). The early medieval City State had a population of Romans and Latinized Illyrians, who spoke [[Latin]]. With time, it evolved into the Dalmatian language a now extinct Romance language. The Ragusan Dalmatian language disappeared in the 17th century.

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* "Discussions between Ottoman officials (many of whom were of Slavic origin) and Ragusan envoys were frequently carried out in “our language” (proto- Serbo- Croatian), and both sides (these particular Ottomans and the Ragusan diplomats)"</ref> its ethnic population changed dramatically mainly due to various historical events in Europe. It became a hub of '''multi-ethnic''' communities. The most numerous of these were the Slavs. The peoples of the Republic started to merge (including mixed marriages). Additionally the Ragusan-Slavic population were Romanised, meaning they adopted Latin Mediterranean culture. A form of [[Italian language|Italian]] was spoken in the Republic, which was heavily influenced by Venetian. Books were written in Italian and Latin. Some Ragusans started to write in a Slavic language. Two languages (which at times overlapped) became the norm in the Republic.

[[File:800px-Dubrovnik 042.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Dubrovnik once the capital of the Republic of Ragusa now within todays modern [[Croatia]]. The ''Republic'' in the past was a hub of multi-ethnic communities.]]

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During the Napoleonic Wars the ''Republic of Ragusa'' ceased to be. In 1815 it was made a part of the Habsburg Empire (later renamed the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The former Republic was within the province of the Kingdom of Dalmatia and under [[Austria|Austrian]] rule. In essence it was occupied. Former Republic of Ragusa borders were opened up. Peoples who were once foreigners (even enemies), were now citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The political situation stated to change and one of them was the nationalistic movement of the 19th century. In the''' Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia''' a [[Croatia|Croatian]] nationalistic movement was established and along side that within the Balkan region a Pan-Slavic movement was growing. These political on goings started to be felt in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.

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During the Napoleonic Wars the ''Republic of Ragusa'' ceased to be. In '''1815''' it was made a part of the Habsburg Empire (later renamed the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The former Republic was within the province of the Kingdom of Dalmatia and under [[Austria|Austrian]] rule. In essence it was occupied. Former Republic of Ragusa borders were opened up. Peoples who were once foreigners (even enemies), were now citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The political situation stated to change and one of them was the nationalistic movement of the 19th century. In the''' Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia''' a [[Croatia|Croatian]] nationalistic movement was established and along side that within the Balkan region a Pan-Slavic movement was growing. These political on goings started to be felt in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.

The Austrians in the 1860s started to introduced within the Kingdom of Dalmatia a standardised Croatian language sometimes referred to as '''Illirski'''. <ref> Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (an 19 century [[United Kingdom|English]] historian. October 5, 1797 – October 29, 1875)

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Gianfrancesco Gondola (1589 -1638) a Baroque poet from Republic of Ragusa is now a Croatian Baroque poet called Ivan Gundulić from Dubrovnik, Croatia. Ivan Gundulic's wrote the poem [http://books.google.com/books?id=J8coAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Osman]. In 1967 his work was referred to as ''"The works of the greatest poet of early Yugoslav literature, Ivan Gundulic"'' taken from the book Dubrovnik by Bariša Krekić.<ref>[http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=bks&q=Ivan+Gundulić+Osman+Dubrovnik+by+Bariša+Krekić&btnG=Search&oq=Ivan+Gundulić+Osman+Dubrovnik+by+Bariša+Krekić&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=112466l114859l0l116566l2l2l0l0l0l0l820l820l6-1l1l0 Dubrovnik] by Bariša Krekić ''"The works of the greatest poet of early Yugoslav literature, Ivan Gundulic, 1589 — 1638, are the best testimony to this. His epic "Osman" ranks among the greatest masterpieces of early Slavic literature, and also among the most ..."''</ref>

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