SLA104H1 Lecture 9: SLA104 Lecture 9
5 May 2017
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Recap: istria: the kazun, dating from prehistory, drystone shelters, 5,000 in istria. Roman colonies of veterans: founded as a colony for roman army veterans in 44 bce, founders, gaius cassius longinus and lucius calpurnius piso, hercul"s gata, pula, 44 be. Pula-pola: largest city in istria, pop 59,000. Why did ancient greeks draw on vases: no paper, easier to preserve, habit, constant repetition, belief will become stronger. In 5th century the west roman empire collapsed: pula fell under the rule of ostrogoths, jurisdiction of the eastern roman empire, 6th cent, croats start to conquer istria and pola. Istria became part of feudal state: charles the great, from13th cent. Intensive colonization of croats: istria became very important for croat culture, frist dictionary, written in latin, german and croatian, oldest croat alphabet, glagolijica. Importance: the oldest known document in which the croatian name is written in the croatian language, having their own identity.
