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Area. 20.8 ha (51 acres) Split ( / ˈsplɪt /; [4] [5] Croatian pronunciation: [splît] ⓘ ), historically known as Spalato (from Venetian: Spàlato, Italian: Spalato pronounced [ˈspalato]; see other names ), is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast.
- History of Split
The city of Split was founded as the Greek colony of...
- Diocletian's Palace
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian. /...
- History of Split
Split, ancient Spalatum, Seaport (pop., 2001: 188,694), Dalmatia, Croatia. The Romans established the colony of Salonae nearby in 78 bc, and the emperor Diocletian lived at Split until his death in ad 313. After the Avars sacked the town in 615, the inhabitants built a new town within Diocletian’s 7-acre (3-hectare) palace compound; this ...
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Oct 13, 2022 · The Palace is Croatia’s top tourist attraction. Its beauty is only a complement to its eventful history. Below are some interesting facts about Diocletian’s Palace. 1. Built by Diocletian (Lovius) Head of Diocletian at the National Museum of Serbia by ZazaSRB – Wikipedia. Diocletian, who was nicknamed Lovius, was a Roman emperor from 284 ...
Aug 18, 2020 · History. Ruins of Spalatum today s.III-II BCE: Aspalathos founded, probably as colony of Issa, which in turn was a Syracusan settlement from the fourth century BCE; Rome's Illyrian Wars (229-228, 220-219, 168-167 BCE) brought Aspalathos into the Roman zone of influence; the Romans converted nearby Salona into the capital of their new province of Dalmatia
Aspalathos - Spalatum - history of Split . Although the city was originally inhabitated since the 6th century BC as a Greek colony named Aspalathos, todays Split officially counts its years from 295 AD, the starting year of the construction of Diocletian's Palace, which became the very heart of the future city.
