White Croatia and the arrival of the Croats: an interpretation of Constantine Porphyrogenitus on the oldest Dalmatian history
Francesco Borri
The article examines Constantine Porphyrogenitus' (913–59) witness on the arrival of Croats in Dalmatia during seventh century. emperor's narrative proposes a migration from land called White Croatia, located somewhere central Europe, and battle with Avars order to secure their new territory. migration, although becoming an important element nationalist thought, is not confirmed by any other source, neither contemporary, nor later, being reported only Constantine. I propose that was instead literary pattern deployed emperor explain complex developments which brought elite, Croats, leading position tenth-century Dalmatia.
Early Medieval Europe