Built for a Roman Emperor 1,700 years ago, one of Croatia's most important UNESCO sites continues to shed its secrets in Split.
For the first time, the findings from excavating Diocletian’s Palace in recent times were presented to an English-speaking audience to reveal the full extent of their implications. There are several exciting discoveries in Diocletian’s Palace which have been confirmed in recent months. They have completely changed the historical perspective on Diocletian’s building project in the ancient town of Aspalathos.
The recently confirmed findings include two round temples in front of the Protiron, opposite the Cathedral (the Roman Temple of Jupiter) in the Peristyle; a Tetrapylon, or four-cornered triumphal arch, in the centre of the Peristyle where the two main Roman roadways (cardo and decumanus) met; traces of a possible stadium in front of the south wall of the Palace stretching out towards the sea; and the remains of an amphitheatre.
December 7, 2014