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* Nikola Ostojic wrote:''"Defeated and confederated by the Narantani from 642 to 999."''  

* Nikola Ostojic wrote:''"Defeated and confederated by the Narantani from 642 to 999."''  

'''Note''': The date stated by Ostojic of Korčula's being confederated by the Narantani has to be questioned. The Narantani, which are referred to today mainly as ''Neretljani'', were a nation of pirates. Firstly known as ''Arentanoi ''.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OJPfAAAAMAAJ&q=arentanoi&dq=arentanoi&hl=en&ei=bMt2TYb7J4ugvQODuaGFBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA The Age of the Dromon:] The Byzantine Navy ca. 500-1204 by John H. Pryor, Elizabeth & Jeffreys (p67)</ref> Modern scholarly research now puts the time of the invasion of the Slavic tribes in the region to be much later.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6UbOtJcF8rQC&pg=PA212&dq=immigration+Slav+groups+in+Dalmatia+Danijel+Dzino&hl=en&ei=ONB2Tf7SA4vevQOYybjLBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat:] Identity Transformations in Post-Roman and Early Medieval Dalmatia by Danijel Dzino (p212).

'''Note''': The date stated by Ostojic of Korčula's being confederated by the Narantani has to be questioned. The Narantani, which are referred to today mainly as ''Neretljani'', were a nation of pirates. Firstly known as ''Arentanoi.''<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OJPfAAAAMAAJ&q=arentanoi&dq=arentanoi&hl=en&ei=bMt2TYb7J4ugvQODuaGFBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA The Age of the Dromon:] The Byzantine Navy ca. 500-1204 by John H. Pryor, Elizabeth & Jeffreys (p67)</ref> Modern scholarly research now puts the time of the invasion of the Slavic tribes in the region to be much later.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6UbOtJcF8rQC&pg=PA212&dq=immigration+Slav+groups+in+Dalmatia+Danijel+Dzino&hl=en&ei=ONB2Tf7SA4vevQOYybjLBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat:] Identity Transformations in Post-Roman and Early Medieval Dalmatia by Danijel Dzino (p212).

* Danijel Dzino states that the 19 century theories of mass movements of people (''or'' floods) into the old Roman Province of Dalmatia are incorrect. Modern Archaeological and Scholarly research seems to be saying that we are looking at much smaller tribes of Slavs and Avars invading the region. The term Slav was first used by the Byzantines and was written in the 6th century in Byzantine Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabinoi). Later in [[Latin]] it was written ''Sclaveni''. The Slavic antonym is considered a derivation from the word ''slovo'' (meaning letter or word)," or from the word ''slavlje'' (meaning to celebrate). According to Danijel Dzino the term Slavs was first used by Empires of the day to describe the newcomers. The Slavs used the term to describe themselves at a later stage. Thus began the ''construct identity'' of the new arrivals. Later the Slavic peoples started to identify themselves and separated (or were separated by others) into different groups.

* Danijel Dzino states that the 19 century theories of mass movements of people (''or'' floods) into the old Roman Province of Dalmatia are incorrect. Modern Archaeological and Scholarly research seems to be saying that we are looking at much smaller tribes of Slavs and Avars invading the region. The term Slav was first used by the Byzantines and was written in the 6th century in Byzantine Greek (Σκλαβῖνοι-Sklabinoi). Later in [[Latin]] it was written ''Sclaveni''. The Slavic antonym is considered a derivation from the word ''slovo'' (meaning letter or word)," or from the word ''slavlje'' (meaning to celebrate). According to Danijel Dzino the term Slavs was first used by Empires of the day to describe the newcomers. The Slavs used the term to describe themselves at a later stage. Thus began the ''construct identity'' of the new arrivals. Later the Slavic peoples started to identify themselves and separated (or were separated by others) into different groups.

</ref> Archaeological evidence found in the old Roman city of ''Salon'' and artefacts found at the'' Old Croatian'' grave sites in Dalmatia (during recent excavations) confirm this. The arrival of the Slavs has now been placed to be more in the region of 8th ''or'' even early 9th century.

</ref> Archaeological evidence found in the old Roman city of ''Salon'' and artefacts found at the'' Old Croatian'' grave sites in Dalmatia (during recent excavations) confirm this. The arrival of the Slavs has now been placed to be more in the region of 8th ''or'' even early 9th century.