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* Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (October 5, 1797 – October 29, 1875) was an English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British Egyptology".</ref> a 19 century [[United Kingdom|English]] historian, referred to the Dalmatian Slavic dialect as Illirskee.<ref>'''Illyricum''' was a Roman province named after one of the Indigenous groups in the region.</ref>  

* Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (October 5, 1797 – October 29, 1875) was an English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British Egyptology".</ref> a 19 century [[United Kingdom|English]] historian, referred to the Dalmatian Slavic dialect as Illirskee.<ref>'''Illyricum''' was a Roman province named after one of the Indigenous groups in the region.</ref>  

One of '''Korčula's''' old names was Curzola. The island was from 1420 to 1797 part of the ''Republic of Venice''. The Old-Slavic term was Krkar. According to [[Directory:Korcula History|Nikola Ostojic]] (Compendio Storico dell Isola di Curzola) the Greeks named it "Black Corfu" (Kórkyra Melaena) after their homeland and the dense woods on the island. <ref>Historical Compendium of the Island of Korcula by Nikola Ostojic (p.5)

One of '''Korčula's''' old names was Curzola. The island was from 1420 to 1797 part of the ''Republic of Venice''. The Old-Slavic term was Krkar. According to [[Defence of Korcula (part two)|Antun Rosanovic]] (Defence of Korcula in 1571) the Greeks named it '''Kórkyra Melaena''' meaning Black Corfu after their homeland and the dense woods on the island.  

* Corcira Melaena (Greek:Kórkyra Melaena)</ref> Vela Luka in the past was called ''Vallegrande''.

<ref>Corcira Melaena (Greek:Kórkyra Melaena)</ref> Vela Luka in the past was called ''Vallegrande''.

* Bradat (field)

* Bradat (field)

== See also ==

== See also ==

* [[Directory:Historical Compendium of the Island of Korcula| Korcula History (Historical Compendium of the Island of Korcula)]]

* [[Croatian Slavic Identity]]

* [[Korcula and Italian Wikipedia]]

* [[Korcula and Italian Wikipedia]]

 

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