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Salona was an ancient city located at the estuary of the river Jadro in present-day Solin, a suburb of Split on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. It became the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia in 9 CE. Before the Romans Salona was...

The province of Moesia was vital to the Roman military’s protection of the Balkans. Subdued by the Roman commander Marcus Licinius Crassus in 29 BCE, it was initially part of Macedonia. Due to its location along the Danube, it became essential...

The remains of the Augusteum at Narona (modern Vid, Croatia) with its fifteen marble sculptures exhibited on a platform. An Augusteum was a site of imperial cult, named after the imperial title of Augustus. The Augusteum at Narona seems to...

The military amphitheatre of Burnum Legionary Camp in Dalmatia (modern-day Croatia). It was completed in 76-77 CE under Vespasian. The legionary camp was erected at the turn of the new era at a strategically important position from which...

The Roman amphitheatre at Burnum legionary camp dating from the 1st century CE (during the time of emperor Vespasian). It is the only military amphitheatre in the Roman province of Dalmatia (Croatia).

Map of the Roman Empire at its maximum extent in 117 CE, under the rule of Trajan.

The peristyle is the heart of Roman emperor Diocletian's Palace (Split, Croatia) built at the turn of the fourth century CE.

The octagonal mausoleum of Diocletian (now Cathedral of St. Domnius) inside Diocletian's Palace, Split (Croatia). Diocletian's Palace was built between 293-303 CE in preparation for his retirement on 1 May 305 CE.

Diocletian's Palace was decorated with numerous granite sphinxes originating from the site of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III. Only three have survived the centuries. This one is still located on the Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace.

The peristyle is the heart of Roman emperor Diocletian's Palace (Split, Croatia) built at the turn of the fourth century CE.