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Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanorianica, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit,

the podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history.

We uncover the greatest mysteries, the gobsmacking details, and the latest groundbreaking

research from the Vikings to the Normans, from kings to popes, to the Crusades. We delve into

the rebellions, plots, and murders that tell us who we really were. And how we got here.

Picture this.

The sun-drenched Dalmatia coast, where the sapphire adriatic lapse against ancient stone walls.

We think we know this place with its Venetian harbors and Roman ruins.

But what if everything we thought we understood about medieval Croatia was wrong?

Who were the people who built the first Croatian kingdom along this contested coastline?

What if their very identity was far more complex, more contested, more fascinating, than the simple

narratives we've inherited?

How did Dalmatia's unique position between the Latin West and the Greek East, between emerging Slavic societies and fading Roman

traditions, create a medieval world that defies our modern categories. Today I'm joined by Professor

Florin Kerta from the University of Florida, whose groundbreaking work has fundamentally changed how we understand the birth of

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