Abstract Renaissance humanists, as well as their thirteenth- and fourteenth-century predecessors looked for their inspiration in the works of classical authors. That was true also of numerous late medieval humanists from Dalmatia and Croatia who produced texts in a variety of genres. What I would like to present in this article is an overview of what intellectuals in Dalmatia/Croatia knew about Antiquity and in what way did they use this knowledge. The basis for analysis will be mainly narrative sources of historiographic and legal origin. It seems that there existed certain differences in knowledge between Split and Zadar as the main centres of intellectual activity in Dalmatia, with authors having at their disposal different sets of sources. For the authors from Split and its region, history starts with the legend of Troy, with a strong accent on the period of Emperor Diocletian. According to the Korčula Codex, intellectuals in Zadar were interested in a broader picture of the past, including the history of the Persians and Jews.
Neven Budak (Mon,) studied this question.
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