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Book review: Realm of the Black Mountain. A History of Montenegro

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Early 6th century until 18th century The book starts at the time of the arrival of the Serbs in the sixth century, when the area was...

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If you get to Montenegro, chances are you will run into a Jelena or Nikola as the most popular female and male names. And as far as we...

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Somewhere at the end of the 14th century the Ottoman's started to conquer large portions of the Balkans. Zeta's rulers were watching in...

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Doclea/Zeta was ruled by princes until 1077, when Pope Gregory VII (Grgur VII) sent the king's insignia (rex Sclavorum) to Mihailo, who...

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Most of the inhabitants of Montenegro are, at least nominally, Christians, but there is a significant Muslim minority. The main...