Historical Thought

Exploitation and Distribution of Salt in Antiquity: Between the Eastern Adriatic and Dacia

2025-12-29T20:58:16+00:00

This paper examines the methods and techniques of salt production in antiquity, using examples from several well-known sites in Britain. It then turns to the eastern Adriatic coast and Dacia, where salt was exploited and distributed to the interior of the provinces of Dalmatia, Pannonia, and Moesia. Unlike the eastern Adriatic coast, Dacia has been more thoroughly investigated archaeologically, enabling the author to establish analogies concerning the trading practices of the eastern Adriatic saltworks. The paper further analyses the significance of present-day Tuzla in antiquity and explores the factors that may have motivated salt exploitation in this area. Among other indicators, the toponym Salinae, the general scarcity of salt deposits on the Balkan Peninsula, and the fact that rock salt, abundant in the Tuzla region, was more highly valued than sea salt, all point to the area’s significance.

The Invader of Bosnia and His Family. Duke Coloman of Slavonia in the Realm of His Father and Brother

2025-12-29T23:57:46+00:00

The paper focuses on the Hungarian royal family in the early thirteenth century. The aim of this analysis is to illustrate the relations between the monarch, Andrew II (1205–1235), and his sons, that can be described as quite extraordinary, as not only the oldest brother, the future King Béla IV (1235–1270), but also the second son, Prince Coloman, was crowned king around 1214 in course of the Hungarian expansion in the Principality of Galicia. Relation between Béla and Coloman remained cordial until the end, even after the former ascended the throne.

The Bosnian Army During the Time of Ban Matej Ninoslav

2025-12-30T00:32:09+00:00

The aim of the paper is to examine the political circumstances in Bosnia and the military capacity of the country during the fourth and fifth decades of the thirteenth century, under the rule of Ban Matej Ninoslav. This period was characterized by a turbulent phase of transition for the Bosnian state, whose structure reflected the features typical of the High Middle Ages. Foreign political actors – primarily the Kingdom of Hungary and the Papacy – became actively involved as interested parties, focusing their attention on Bosnia’s political and religious conditions. The defining characteristic of this two-decade span was Hungary’s persistent threat of military intervention under the pretext of crusading campaigns, which eventually culminated in actual military expeditions. The Bosnian army emerged and evolved amid circumstances marked by warfare and violence. Given the limited preservation of primary sources, this study seeks, through indirect evidence, to identify the fundamental social characteristics of the Bosnian state and to assess its military strength within the specified historical framework.

Slave Trade from Usora: Dubrovnik’s Intermediary Role in the Medieval Social Context

2025-12-30T00:43:08+00:00

The medieval slave trade involving individuals from the region of Usora constituted a significant facet of broader economic and social currents in the Adriatic and beyond. Drawing on published archival sources from Dubrovnik, alongside relevant domestic and international scholarship, this article examines the mechanisms and trajectories of slave trade originating in Usora. Particular attention is given to young women, whose roles extended beyond domestic and artisanal labour to include sexual exploitation, often in the form of concubinage. By foregrounding the gendered dimensions of slavery and positioning Dubrovnik as a pivotal intermediary in the late medieval human trafficking network, the study also seeks to advance historical inquiry into Usora and Soli - regions of strategic importance that remain underexplored in current historiography.

Zupani of Usore, Soli and Treboticha

2025-12-30T00:51:52+00:00

This paper presents data concerning the title of zupan and its holders from the lands of Usora and Soli, as well as from the parish of Trebotich, given that during a certain period of the 14th century they constituted a distinct administrative unit within the Bosnian state. The central part of the paper contains a description of the activities of six zupans from this region (Budos, Poruchen Pribislavich, Juraj Tihchinovich, Ivahn Pribilovich, Novak Ivahnich, and Dragich Poznanovich), who are recorded as witnesses in the charters of Bosnian rulers from the 1220s to the 1370s. In doing so, the author pays special attention to their title, the time and place of their appearance in the charters.

Odnos između bosanskog bana i kralja Tvrtka I i srpske vlastele

2025-12-30T01:03:04+00:00

Odnos između bosanskog bana i kralja Tvrtka I i vlastele sa teritorija Srpskog carstva u drugoj polovini 14. stoljeća predstavlja tematski okvir koji u dosadašnjoj historiografiji nije bio predmetom zasebnog istraživanja kao cjelokupan proces. Dosadašnja historiografska saznanja moguće je nadopuniti historijskim izvorima publiciranim u okviru različitih izdanja izvora u najvećem obimu kroz informacije sa kojima su raspolagali susjedi. U okviru ovog članka obrađeni su odnosi bana i kralja Tvrtka I sa srpskim vladarima, te vlastelinima sa prostora Srpskog carstva koji su nakon nestanka državne vlasti formirali oblasti pod svojom upravom poput Lazara Hrebeljanovića, Vojislava Vojinovića, Nikole Altomanovića, Vuka Brankovića, te sa Balšićima.

The Issue of Private-Law Debts and Claims Between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria After the Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

2025-12-30T01:35:29+00:00

This paper analyzes the economic problems that emerged between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, or rather the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The focus is placed on resolving the private-law debts and claims of citizens of the two countries. This complex issue had already been examined during the peace negotiations in Paris, but the solutions offered in the Saint-Germain Peace Treaty proved unsatisfactory, as numerous problems arose during their implementation. The two sides held repeated negotiations on international conferences and forums, as well as in bilateral meetings. However, these negotiations remained overshadowed by political and other economic issues, staying on the margins and often being conditioned by demands that were unacceptable to the other side. Under public pressure, but also due to economic necessity, the dispute over debts was ultimately resolved at the end of February 1923.

Who Killed Stjepan Radić? Interpretations and the Culture of Memory

2025-12-30T01:52:02+00:00

This paper researches the 1928 assassination in the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the death of Stjepan Radić through an analysis of historiographical interpretations, political context, and cultural reception of the event. The aim is to identify the differences in interpretations of the assassination and the circumstances of Radić’s death, and to examine how these events shaped Croatian political culture. By applying the method of comparative analysis of sources, memoir materials, and scholarly literature, the study explores the dynamics of political violence, the ideologisation of memory, and the symbolic potential of Radić’s death. The article contributes to a deeper understanding of the political controversies in interwar Yugoslavia and the long-term effects of the assassination on Croatian-Serbian relations and national memory.

Madžida Mašić, "Rukopisne zbirke na orijentalnim jezicima u franjevačkim samostanima, medresama i tekijama u Bosni i Hercegovini", Univerzitet u Sarajevu – Orijentalni institut, str. 251.

2025-12-30T02:08:03+00:00

Ana Rajković Pejić, "Plave kute idu na more. Svakodnevica radnika u Hrvatskoj tijekom druge polovice 20. stoljeća na primjeru tvornice „Đuro Đaković“," Hrvatski institut za povijest. — Slavonski Brod / Durieux — Zagreb, 2024, str. 279.

2025-12-30T02:14:41+00:00

Nenad Veličković, "Karakazandžiluk", Dram radosti, Travnik 2024, str. 244.

2025-12-30T02:25:33+00:00

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2025-12-30T23:27:47+00:00