The Ancient Roman Ruins of Salona - Croatia HD
Salona was an ancient city and capital of Dalmatae in the time of the Roman empire. Dalmatae is modern day Dalmatia, part of Croatia, and Salona is modern day Solin. Colonia Martia Iulia Salona (full name of the ancient city) was founded after the Roman civil wars under Julius Caesar, but it's roots date back in the time of the Greeks. In the time of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, he built a palace nearby, this structure, known as Diocletian's Palace, became the core of the modern city of Split. Salona was destroyed in the invasions of the Avars and Slavs in the sixth and seventh centuries CE. Today only shells remain of this ancient city and they are in order of appearance: Amphitheatre, Basilica of the Five Martyrs, Theatre & Forum, Five Bridges, Episcopal center & city baths and Manastirine.
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Salona was largely destroyed in the invasions of the Avars and Slavs in the seventh century AD, though the exact year of the destruction still remains an open subject between archaeologists. Refugees from Salona settled inside the Diocletian's Palace
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Ancient Ruins of Salona
Solin is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of the ancient city of Salona which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian.
After the arrival of Avars and Croats in the 7th-century town was destroyed, and its refugees moved to the settlement in and around Diocletian's palace, Spalatum (Split), turning it into a fortified town. In the Early Middle Ages Solin was part of the Croatian territory and played an important role in Medieval Croatian state, being one of the political centers.
In the 20th-century intensive industrialization process of the Split basin made Solin no more than a suburb of Split. Today, with its independent municipal status, Solin is part of the Split conurbation, well connected with other towns. Besides industry, a tourism is being developed lately based on numerous archaeological sites and Solin's distinctive image that comes from many urban parks along the Jadro.
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Visit the fortress of Klis
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Croatia, Salona (Solin) - Christian Basilicas
Salina was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. The name Salona preserves the language of the early inhabitants of this area whom the Romans called Dalmatae, and considered to be part of a larger group called Illyrians. Salona (or Salon) is situated in today's town of Solin, right next to Split, in modern-day Croatia.
Episcopal centre part of the ancient Roman town Salona (Solin,Croatia)
Short description of the Episcopal centre of the Salona:
The centre of the Early Christian Salona is located in the eastern part of the town ( 'Urbs Nova Orientalis), in the immediate vicinity of the Christian oratory (Oratorium A), where the first Salonitan Christian secretly gathered for prayer and worship. It was the oldest church of Salona, called 'domus ecclesiae', and was used from the middle of the 3rd century, from the time of Salonitan Bishop Venantius. The oratory was situated in the baths of a private house, whose largest room was converted and adapted for the Christian liturgy. The room was divided by a partition into two parts: the 'presbytery' with a semicircular bench for the clergy and the space for the congregation. To the south of the 'Oratorium A' there was another oratory, Oratorium B.
After the Edict of Milan on Religious Tolerance 313 A.D. an episcopal centre was built on this location consisting of twin basilicas, a baptisery, and a bishop's palace. In the time of the Bishops Symferius and Esychius in the early 5th century two monumental longitudinal basilicas, the so-called 'basilicae geminae', were eracted. The northern basilica ( 'Basilica urbana' ), dedicated to Christ, is the largest three-naved basilica was dedicated to Domnio and other Salonitan martyrs. Both basilicas had a common covered atrium, the 'narthex', on the west side. In the 6th century a monumental basilica with a Greek cross layout was built in the place of the southern longitudinal basilica by Bishop Honorius II.
In the 5th century a rectangular baptistery with a hexagonal baptismal font ( 'piscina' ) was built to the north of the twin basilicas. A 'catechumeneum', a room for religious education, was located to the west of the baptistery. The floor was decorated with a mosaic depicting two deer drinking water from a 'kantharos' and the Psalm verses: SICUT CERVUS DESIDERAT AD FONTES AQUARUM ITA DESIDERAT ANIMA MEA AD TE DEUS. (As a hart longs / for flowing streams, / so longs my soul / for thee, O God.). Auxiliary rooms: a waiting room and a dressing room were placed to the east of the baptistery. In the course of the reconstruction and restoration of the Episcopal Centre the baptistery was given an octagonal form with a cross-shaped baptismal font.
The bishop's palace, the episcopium, was situated north of the 'basilica urbana' and comprised a larg number of rooms, preserved in their foundations. Some rooms were designed to be used for practical, i.e. husbandry purposes. The main door leading to the palace was in Peter's Street, named after numerous architectural fragments bearing the incised monogram of Bishop Peter.
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Manastirine part of ancient Roman town Salona (Croatia, Solin)
Old church at Manastirine part of ancient Salona.
Short description: The remains of the basilica and the cementary of Manastirine constitute the most important Early Christian complex of Salona, situated outside the town. In the north-eastern part of the site remnants have been found originating from the earliest history of Salona, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. In the 1st century A.D. a Roman pagan necropolis started to grow in the area of Manastirine, as confirmed both by numerous grave inscriptions and walls of 'hortus' - arranged and fenced cemetery plot.
The first christian funeral known to have taken place at the necropolis was the one of the Salonitan bishop martyr Domnio, who had come to Salona from Syrian city of Antioch. He was executed in the amphitheatre of Salona on the the 10th of April 304A.D., during Diocletian's last persecutions of Christians. Domnio's body was deposited in a vaulted tomb, around which the Salonitan Christians soon commenced to bury their dead.
At the end of the 4th century a simple square building was eracted, the Memorial Chapel I, containing the tombs of Domnio and his successors to the Salonitan bishop's chair. Simultaneously private chapels, the so-called memories, were being eracted, accommodating the graves and sarcophagi of more affluent Christians. The Memorial Chapel I is surrounded by square-shaped buidings with apses.
At the end of the 4th century, during the German incursions, the entire complex was partly destroyed, and after that, in the middle of the 5th century a large three-naved basilica (42x20m), with a pronounced apse on the east side, was erected above. The Memorial Chapel I and Domnio's grave were thus left in the 'presbytery' (shrine) of the basilica.
In the 6th century the basilica was annexed and reconstructed. On the west side a 'narthex' with a three-part entrance was added, and the interior of the basilica was fitted with new furnishings. In the nave, in front of the 'transept', a 'schola cantorum' enclosed by 'plutei' was built, providing the space for the church choir. A new marble altar partition decorated with a sea-shell motif was mounted, separating the 'presbytery' with the altar and the martyr's grave from the rest of the church.
In the early 7th century both the basilica and the cemetery were looted and partly destroyed. The church was subsequently entirely reconstructed once again, and the 'presbytery' was adapted for the pilgrims visiting the grave of the martyr Domnio.
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Solin is located in Central Dalmatia, Croatia, 5 kilometers northeast of Split. It is pleasantly positioned on the southern, sunny slopes of Kozjak Mountain (780 m) and the western slopes of Mosor Mountain (1340 m), Like the entire area of the Central Dalmatia, Solin is characterized by a very favourable climate.
Solin was first mentioned in 119 BC as the centre of the Illyrian tribe. The Romans seized the site in 78 BC and under the rule of Augustus it became the administrative headquarters of the Roman Dalmatian province. The ruins of the ancient city of Solin (Roman Salona), are located among the vineyards at the foot of mountains just northeast of Split and are the most archaeologically important in Croatia.
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Oldest part of ancient Roman town Salona (Croatia,Solin)
Short description of the Roman forum with capitolium, the ancient theatre and the another temple:
The centre of the ancient Salona's public and political life, the 'forum', is located in the south-east part of the old town nucleus. It was situated close to one of the town's communications ( 'cardo maximus' ) on a natural elevation, extending from the north to the south, shaped as an elongated rectangle (45x70m). During the regin of Emperor Augustus on its north side of the town's main religious centre the 'capitolium', the temple, was built, dedicated to the 'capitoline' triad - Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. The 'capitolium' complex consisted of three separate architectural elements. The central edifice of a square ground-plan with a staircase was flanked by a temple ( 'tetrastyle prostyle' type) on each side. To the north of the 'forum' remnants of the town baths ( 'thermae' ) have been found, originating from the Early Imperial period, while the city hall, the 'curia', built in the 1st century A.D., was located to the east.
The theatre was built in the latter half of 1st century A.D. in the immediate vicinity of the 'forum', on the west side. It was partly constructed on a natural slope. By its dimensions (65x58m) the Salonitan theatre ranks among medium-sized edifices of this type in the Roman world. The auditorium ( 'cavea' ) was semicircular, with two tiers of seats, and could accommodate some 3,500 spectators. In front of the auditorium there was a semicircular 'orchestra' with seats reserved for senior officials and distinguished citizens.
On the auditorium's outer shell there were a number of openings formed and supported by massive arched pillars. On its north side three rectangular pillars formed a double monumental entrance to the auditorium. The theatre could also be entered through two lateral entrances ( 'paradoi' ), leading to the 'orchestra' and to the lower tiers of the auditorium. The theatrical performance took place on a raised podium ( 'pulpitum' ) in front of the scaena', whose facade, the 'scaenae frons' was lavishly articulated with decorative architectural elements. In the middle of the facade a deep semicircular niche was located, with the main gate, the 'porta regia', leading to the stage.
To the south of the theatre there was a temple of the 'tetrastyle prostyle' type dating from an earlier period and dedicated to either Dionysus or Liber. It consisted of a square 'cela' and a deep vestibule ( pronaos), and the facade had four massive channelled columns adorned with Corinthian capitals. It was eracted on a high podium with an access staircase which was removed later, while the theatre was being built. During the final stage of the construction a porch was added to each side of the temple.
In the 2nd and the 3rd century A.D. the 'forum' expanded and porches were built, while the 'capitoline temples' were reconstructed and the 'curia' resored. In Diocletian's time the theatre was also redecorated and a porch was added to its south side. In the 4th century Salona became a Christian town, the 'forum' thereby losing its significance and role as the city centre.
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Croatia, Salona Ancient City - Roman Amphitheatre
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The remains of Roman amphitheatre indicate that gladiator fights were held in the city of Salona just as in any part of Roman empire, until the fifth century when they were finally banned. The building was ellipsoidal in shape, with three floors on the south side and one floor on the north side, which was conveniently laid down on a natural hillside. Despite its relatively small size (125 by 100 meters outer shell and 65 by 40 meters the arena), Salonitan amphitheatre could have been occupied by 15.000 up to 18.000 spectators.
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Solin developed on the location of ancient town of Salona which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian. Salona was an early Roman settlement, which became overshadowed when Emperor Diocletian constructed the nearby Diocletian's Palace in about the year 300 AD.
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Salona (Ancient Greek: Σάλωνα) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. The name Salona preserves the language of the early inhabitants of this area whom the Romans called Dalmatae, and considered to be part of a larger group called Illyrians.[1] Salona (or Salon) is situated in today's town of Solin, right next to Split, in modern-day Croatia.
First mention of the name Salon originates about 7th century BC as an Illyrian settlement near the spring of river Jadro. In the first millennium BC the Greeks set up an emporium (marketplace) there. After the conquest by the Romans, Salona became the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. because it sided with the future Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar in the civil war against Pompeii's and Marcus Licinius Crassus of the first Triumvirate. Martia Iulia Valeria Salona Felix (the full name of the ancient city) was founded probably after the Roman civil wars under Julius Caesar. The early Roman city encompassed the area around the Forum and Theatre, with an entrance, the Porta Caesarea, on the north-east side, The walls were fortified with towers during the reign of Augustus. The early trapezoidal shape of the city was transformed by eastern and western expansion of the city. The city quickly acquired Roman characteristics: walls; a forum; a theatre; an amphitheater – the most conspicuous above-ground remains today; public baths; and an aqueduct.[6] Many inscriptions in both Latin and Greek have been found both inside the walls and in the cemeteries outside, since Romans forbade burials inside the city boundaries. A number of fine marble sarcophagi from those cemeteries are now in the Archaeological Museum of Split. All this archaeological evidence attests to the city's prosperity and integration into the Roman Empire.
Aqueduct of Salona
Salona had a mint that was connected with the mint in Sirmium and silver mines in the Dinaric Alps through Via Argentaria. When the Roman Emperor Diocletian retired, he erected a monumental palace nearby. This massive structure, known as Diocletian's Palace, became the core of the modern city of Split.
Salona's continuing prosperity resulted in extensive church building in the fourth and fifth centuries, including an episcopal basilica and a neighboring church and baptistery inside the walls, and several shrines honoring martyrs outside. These have made it a major site for studying the development of Christian sacred architecture.
Salona was largely destroyed in the invasions of the Avars and Slavs in the seventh century AD, though the exact year of the destruction still remains an open subject between archaeologists. Refugees from Salona settled inside the Diocletian's Palace.
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