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 On the east side of the Peristyle stands one of the two black granite Egyptian sphinxes, dating from around 15 BC, that originally flanked the entrance to Diocletian's mausoleum, an octagonal building surrounded by an arcade of Corinthian columns. Diocletian's body is known to have rested here for 1… |
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 Despite its importance, don't expect Diocletian's Palace to be an archeological "site": the shape and style of the palace have to be extrapolated from what remains, which itself is obscured by centuries of addition and alteration – the map opposite gives an idea of the palace's original ground plan,… |
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 According to conventional wisdom, Split didn't exist at all until the emperor Diocletian decided to build his retirement home here, although recent archeological finds suggest that a Roman settlement of sorts was founded here before Diocletian's builders arrived. Diocletian's Palace was begun in 295… |
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 SPLIT is one of the Adriatic's most vibrant cities: an exuberant and hectic place full of shouting stall-owners and travellers on the move. At the heart of the city, hemmed in by sprawling estates and a modern harbour, lies the crumbling old town, which grew out of the former palace of the Roman Emp… |
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 The hub around which everything in Southern Dalmatia revolves is Split, Croatia's second city and the most vibrant centre on the coast. It grew out of the Roman palace of Dalmatian-born Emperor Diocletian, and successive layers of ancient, medieval and modern architecture have given the centre a uni… |
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