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The Placitum of Riziano (; ) was a dispute that took place c. 804 around the Riziano River, probably at
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in modern
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because it is the first
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evidence of the presence of a Slavic-speaking population in
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close to
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heard complaints by the leaders of
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about the bishops and the John, Duke of Istria. The document is believed to have been recorded on the orders of Fortunatus II, patriarch of Grado. A point of historiographical contention is the fact that only the leaders of the coastal towns of Istria were present; one explanation for this is that the issues being discussed (for example, the abolition of the right of the townspeople to fish) only affected the coast. The Latin text has been edited many times, but the standard edition is by Manaresi. The text has been translated into various modern languages.French translation: Ph. Depreux, ''Les societes occidentales du milieu du VI a la fin du IX siecle'' (Rennes, 2002), pp. 293–299
online
English translation: C. West, "In The Time of the Greeks,
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Further reading

* F. Borri, "Neighbours and Relatives: The Plea of Rizana as a Source for Northern Adriatic Elites," ''Mediterranean Studies'' 17 (2008), 1–26 * T. S. Brown, ''Officers and Gentlemen and Officers: Imperial Administration and Aristocratic Power in Byzantine Italy, A.D. 554–800'' (London, 1984) * J. Davis, ''Charlemagne's Practice of Empire'' (Cambridge, 2015), pp. 102–104, 274–277 * M. Innes, "Framing the Carolingian Economy," ''Journal of Agrarian Change'' 9 (2009), 42–58. History of Istria 804 Urban Municipality of Koper Popular assemblies Medieval politics Legal disputes {{Europe-hist-stub