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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
Diocletian's Palace ( Croatian: Dioklecijanova palača,...
- History of Split
Spalatum is the traditional name for the location of DIOCLETIAN’s palace, which was transformed into a city in the early Byzantine time and still constitutes the urban core of Split on the coast of central DALMATIA in Croatia. Excavations and restorations of the palace have been carried out since 1947. The name Spalatum probably derives from
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Aug 18, 2020 · Q1663. Spalatum or Aspalathos (Greek: Ασπάλαθος ): port in Dalmatia, famous as residence of the retired emperor Diocletian, modern Split. 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.
Spalatum (modern Split, Croatia) is an ancient settlement on the Adriatic coast most noted for the palatial residence of the emperor Diocletian. Display location accuracy buffer (s) Show place in Google Earth . Show area in GeoNames , Google Maps, or OpenStreetMap. Canonical URI for this page:
Split, historically known as Spalato, is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings.
