Diocletian's Palace

Diocletian's Palace. Egyptian sphinx. Sphinxes dating to the reign of Thutmose III were brought from Egypt. This is the remaining intact example. EE1975247

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Split and Diocletian's Palace

August 12th 1975
Split was once known a Spalato and was a Venetian city from 1699 to 1797. The name stuck until World War I. The principal attraction in Split is Diocletian's Palace. The residence and garrison was built for Roman Emperor Diocletian in the 4th century when the city was known as Spalatum. Some of the building material was later used to construct Split. In some parts, the city had seemingly grown int ... read more

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more

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