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===If we put aside political correctness, concerning Korcula's history===

===If we put aside political correctness, concerning Korcula's history===

If we put aside political correctness, one could ask the question what happened to the '''Roman families''' when the Slavs invaded the island of Korčula? <ref>In Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ''ch'' and is written "'''č'''".</ref> The Slavic tribes invaded the [[Directory:Fausto_Veranzio#Historical Perspectives on Dalmatia|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 Korčula? <ref>In Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ''ch'' and is written "'''č'''".</ref> The Slavic tribes invaded the [[Directory:Fausto_Veranzio#Historical Perspectives on Dalmatia|Dalmatian]] province of the ''Byzantine Empire'' (Eastern Roman Empire).

To this editors knowledge there are no actual primary historical sources describing Croatian Slavs invading and settling the island of Korčula in the middle ages. It was the Republic of Venice who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korčula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as Neretljani, statically secured some of islands in southern Dalmatia and where started to disrupting Venice's trade with the east (Levant). Amongst these islands was Korčula itself. It took many decades before Venice could minimise the treat 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>  

To this editor's knowledge there are no existing primary historical sources describing Croatian Slavs invading and settling the island of Korčula in the middle ages. It was the Republic of Venice who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korčula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as Neretljani, strategically secured some of islands in southern Dalmatia and were starting to disrupt Venice's trade with the east (Levant). Amongst these was the island of  Korčula. 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 assumed that the Slavs remained on the Island.

Events could have unfolded (editor's theory) which led to the Roman families of Korčula (Corcyra Nigra) <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 (Editor's theory) which led to the Roman families of Korčula (Corcyra Nigra) <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}}

* '''Encyclopædia Britannica''': "Korčula, Italian Curzola, Greek Corcyra Melaina, island in the Adriatic Sea, on the Dalmatian coast, in Croatia. With an area of 107 square miles (276 square km), it has a hilly interior rising to 1,863 feet (568 m). The Greeks colonized it in the 4th century bc. Korčula was subsequently occupied by the Romans, Goths, Slavs, Byzantines, and Genoese; the kings of Hungary and Croatia"</ref><ref>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Curzola Encyclopaedia Britannica (publ. 1911):]

* '''Encyclopædia Britannica''': "Korčula, Italian Curzola, Greek Corcyra Melaina, island in the Adriatic Sea, on the Dalmatian coast, in Croatia. With an area of 107 square miles (276 square km), it has a hilly interior rising to 1,863 feet (568 m). The Greeks colonized it in the 4th century bc. Korčula was subsequently occupied by the Romans, Goths, Slavs, Byzantines, and Genoese; the kings of Hungary and Croatia"</ref><ref>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Curzola Encyclopaedia Britannica (publ. 1911):]