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[[File:290px-Croatia topo.jpg|thumb|right|425px| Modern Croatia (Hrvatska)]]

[[File:290px-Croatia topo.jpg|thumb|right|425px| Modern Croatia (Hrvatska)]]

=History - Medieval Croatia=

=Medieval Croatia=

'''[[Directory:Croatia|Medieval Croatia]]''' evolved from the former province of the old Roman Empire named '''Dalmatia'''. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, from 480 to 535 AD Roman Dalmatia was ruled by the Ostrogoths (a Germanic tribe related to the Goths). When the Ostrogoth Kingdom cease to be it was divided between the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) and the '''Carolingian Empire''' - Franks (the old Roman neighbouring province of Pannonia was at one stage under the Avar<ref>"Avar, one of a people of undetermined origin and language, who, playing an important role in eastern Europe (6th–9th century)" '''referenced''' from: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/45428/Avar The Slavs and Avar at one stage had a shared history.</ref>).  

'''[[Directory:Croatia|Medieval Croatia]]''' evolved from the former province of the old Roman Empire named '''Dalmatia'''. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, from 480 to 535 AD Roman Dalmatia was ruled by the Ostrogoths (a Germanic tribe related to the Goths). When the Ostrogoth Kingdom cease to be it was divided between the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) and the '''Carolingian Empire''' - Franks (the old Roman neighbouring province of Pannonia was at one stage under the Avar<ref>"Avar, one of a people of undetermined origin and language, who, playing an important role in eastern Europe (6th–9th century)" '''referenced''' from: http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/45428/Avar The Slavs and Avar at one stage had a shared history.</ref>).