The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja (Presbyter Diocleas), also known as the Chronicle of Dioclea is a medieval chronicle from Duklja. It is variously dated to the 12th or the 13th century. Historians have largely discounted the work, while acknowledging that the Chronicle contains material on the early history of the South Slavs.
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