Hmm, you know that area that corresponds to Vojvodina?

Apparently, at one point it was part of the Roman province of Pannonia (Inferior). So, my WI is this: how long could a Romance language survive in that area? (and no, I don't necessarily mean Romanian - I'm thinking of a language that develops independently from Romanian) The catch is that these Romance-speaking people should not switch to a Slavic language if the Slavs still make it up there.
 

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Actually, Pannonia is West Hungary, roughly. Hungary is located in the Pannonian plain, and everything of it west of the Danube were the Roman provicnes of Pannonia.

heres a good map:
http://www.geocities.com/alexprobus/Pictures/PannoniaNR.jpg
So, the Pannonia Inf./Voyvodina overlap is minimal...

And the problem with a Romance language in Hungary is that said plain is so suitable for nomadic hordes, and hence was so often invaded by them (Huns, Avars, Magyars...). Instead, the Romance language survived in areas that for the most part never belonged to Rome, that is Romania...
 
Actually, Pannonia is West Hungary, roughly. Hungary is located in the Pannonian plain, and everything of it west of the Danube were the Roman provicnes of Pannonia.

heres a good map:
http://www.geocities.com/alexprobus/Pictures/PannoniaNR.jpg
So, the Pannonia Inf./Voyvodina overlap is minimal...

And the problem with a Romance language in Hungary is that said plain is so suitable for nomadic hordes, and hence was so often invaded by them (Huns, Avars, Magyars...). Instead, the Romance language survived in areas that for the most part never belonged to Rome, that is Romania...

Hmm, I see. So would it be possible for a Romance language (other than Romanian) to survive in Vojvodina?
 
Yes. Prevent the slavic migrations in that area or allow the formation of an intendant or vassal long lasting state. You can always have Vojvodina as part as a romanian state.
The problem that the Panonia,Romania,Yugoslav area and Bulgaria were part of the romanian language area before the migration of slavs and magyars. Any romance language will most likely be a dialect of romanian. There romanian speaking local people (different dialects) from Southern Greace to Bulgaria and the teritory of former Yugoslavia. If not for the migration of slavs and magyars that whole areas would have spoken dialects of romanian. In a sense Romania is an area that the local romanized population were not assimilated by the slavic and magyar population.
I believe part of Romania(Muntenia,1/2 Transylvania,South Moldovia) was part ,for 170 years from 106-275, of the Roman Empire.The local population had contact with roman culture and civilization during a much larger period of time ,before and after the roman conquest, from at least the reign of Burebista up until the slavic migration in the 7 century.
 
It was possible in the heart of Hungary till about the IX century, so I'd say it's far from impossible.
Wasn't Hungary until IX occupied by slavs, and there were in process of the formation of their own states before they were conquered by the ancestors of magyars?
 
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