Diocletian was essentially last pagan (non Christian) Roman Emperor. He was born poor in what is now Croatia, then part of the Roman Empire, and rose in the army to become Emperor. He persecuted Christians. He was the only emperor to leave office voluntarily. In 305 AD he retired back to Croatia to build his palace.
The place is a jumble in terms of architecture and religion. The Christians turned his Temple of Jupiter into a shrine to John the Baptist, and his pagan tomb into a church, tossing his bones into the sea in the process. Then the place was occupied by squatters for centuries, especially the huge basement area.
View of Split from the Jewish Cemetery.
Went to a celebration of Polish culture on the square. Great costumes.
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