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Mummified saints of the Northern Croatian Littoral
Posted on January 8, 2013 | No CommentsEuropean mummies occupy a significant place among the world known mummies. -
Poisons and Poisoning in the Republic of Dubrovnik
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsDubrovnik authorities occasionally resorted to poisoning as a means of resolving state affairs. -
The Perception of Croatian medieval history by Vladimir Nazor in ‘Hrvatski kraljevi’ (The Kings of the Croats)
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsHrvatski kraljevi had a long and complex evolution, and Nazor worked on them for more than thirty years. Originally, this collection of poems was completed in 1903 and published in 1904, under the title Knjiga o kraljevima hrvatskijem (The Book about Croat Kings) by Hrvatska knjižarnica in Zadar. -
Through the Eyes of a Crusader: An Intensive Study Into the Personal Involvement of Two Men in the Fourth Crusade
Posted on September 21, 2012 | No CommentsWhat was going through the minds ofthese men who were fighting for the cross when they attacked a Christian city, which was one oftheir allies? -
Reflection of European Sarmatia in Early Cartography
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsWhile looking for the origins of the state of Lithuania, it is the study of old maps that helps solve a number of riddles, so far weighing on the history of our nation. Historical data, traced in maps and their images, unrestricted by any political, religious or pseudo- scientific taboos, allow us to cast a broad view on the dim and distant past of our state. -
Economy of Ragusa, 1300 – 1800: The Tiger of Mediaeval Mediterranean
Posted on July 24, 2012 | No CommentsAn economist is indeed tempted to think of Ragusa as the “Adriatic Tiger “ of yesteryear, an early example of a small open economy with strong fundamentals, and to hypothesize further that, in analogy to the current consensus about what it takes to minimize the impact of external crises, these strengths also allowed Ragusa to mitigate the effects of the many external shocks and financial crises in Medieval Europe. -
The Harsh Life on the 15th Century Croatia-Ottoman Empire Military Border: Analyzing and Identifying the Reasons for the Massacre in Cepin
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsTurkish intrusions into what is today the continental part of Croatia began in 1391 and continued throughout the 15th, and the beginning of the 16th century when a large part of continental Croatia was incorporated into the Turkish Empire. -
On unstable foundations
Posted on March 25, 2012 | No CommentsBoris Mašic´ and Tajana Pleše report on the excavation of the Monastery of the Pauline Order in Remete, Croatia -
Emperor Heraclius and the conversion of the Croats and the Serbs
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No CommentsFor a number of years the Croats of Dalmatia were subject to the Franks, as they had formerly been in their own country, but the Franks treated them with such brutality that they used to murder Croat infants at the breast and cast them to the dogs. -
Clothing in Dubrovnik in the 16th Century – A Reflection of a Multicultural Center
Posted on September 4, 2011 | No CommentsClothing in Dubrovnik in the 16th Century – A Reflection of a Multicultural Center By Katarina Nina Simončič Paper given at the 3rd Global Conference: Fashion – Exploring Critical Issues... -
“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia
Posted on August 28, 2011 | No Comments“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia Vedris, Trpimir Papers from the First and Second Postgraduate Forums in Byzantine Studies: Sailing to Byzantium, a cura... -
Castle for Sale in Croatia
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsCastle Vojkovic-Vojkffy Oroslavje, Croatia Asking Price: 2.500.000 € The castle was built in the late 18th century between the 1770 and 1790 years. The three wings on the ground floor... -
COUNT IVAN ANŽ FRANKOPAN, THE ROYAL STEWARD OF THE ESTATE IN SWEDEN 1426 – 1434
Posted on May 29, 2011 | No CommentsCOUNT IVAN ANŽ FRANKOPAN, THE ROYAL STEWARD OF THE ESTATE IN SWEDEN1426 – 1434 Ibler, Malden Croatian History (2005) Abstract Within the framework of medieval history of Europe and its own... -
Archdeacon Thomas of Split (1200–1268) – A source of early Croatian History
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsArchdeacon Thomas of Split (1200–1268) – A source of early Croatian History By Mirjana Matijević Sokol Review of Croatian History, Vol.1 (2007) Introduction: Thomas, the archdeacon of Split, one of... -
The frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th—11th century)
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe frequency and distribution of caries in the mediaeval population of Bijelo Brdo in Croatia (10th—11th century) By Vodanovic Marin, Brkic Hrvoje, Slaus Mario, Demo Zeljko Archives of Oral Biology,... -
The place that lies between : Slavonia in the 10th and 11th centuries
Posted on March 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe place that lies between : Slavonia in the 10th and 11th centuries Mikecz, Jeremy MA Thesis in Medieval Studies, Central European University Budapest, May (2009) Abstract Medieval Slavonia was a place... -
The 1272 Statute of the Town of Dubrovnik
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe 1272 Statute of the Town of Dubrovnik Lučić, Josip Dubrovnik Annals 1 (1997) Abstract The Dubrovnik Statute is by all means one of the most complex, universal and most... -
The Studies of Exact and Natural Sciences in the History of the Dubrovnik Dominicans
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Studies of Exact and Natural Sciences in the History of the Dubrovnik Dominicans Šanjek, Franjo Dubrovnik Annals 1 (1997) Abstract As their order was modeled after universities, the Dominicans originally... -
The History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe History of Literature in the Context of New Theoretical Proposals Lipatow, Aleksander PORÓWNANIA 5 (2008) Abstract In the beginning of the Middle Ages with the growth of the Christian... -
From Dubrovnik to Florence: Recruitment of Servants in the Fifteenth Century
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Dubrovnik to Florence: Recruitment of Servants in the Fifteenth Century Paola, Pinelli Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The documentation of some Florentine merchants but also of Giuliano Marcovaldi, a... -
On Ragusan Libertas in the Late Middle Ages
Posted on December 30, 2010 | No CommentsOn Ragusan Libertas in the Late Middle Ages Kunčević, Lovro Anali Dubrovnik 46 (2008) Abstract The notion of libertas (libertà) is one of the most important motifs in the discourses... -
The Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats Marjanic, Suzana STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA VI – 2003 Abstract Depending on the primary source that is... -
The Population of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe Population of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries By Nanad Vekarić Dubrovnik Annals, No.2 (1998) Abstract: According to tax evidence in Dubrovačko Primorje and a... -
Thomas of Spalato and the Mongols: A Thirteenth-Century Dalmatian View of Mongol Customs
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Qadan grandson of Ghengis Khan, and his Mongol horsement arrived before the walls of Spaalto in the spring of 1242, the Adriatic Sea became the westernmost boundary of the Tartar Empire, Stretching eastward across the vast Eurasian landmass to the shores of the Sea of Japan. -
The Pearl of the Adriatic: The Old City of Dubrovnik
Posted on April 17, 2010 | No CommentsCroatia’s southernmost city, Dubrovnik – with its red-roofed and white-walled houses – was hailed as The Pearl of Adriatic. In its heyday, it was a bustling, flourishing city protected by...