Diocletian's Palace is a large fortified palace built for the Roman emperor Diocletian on the Adriatic coast, in what is now Split in Croatia, where he retired after abdicating in 305. Built of local limestone and marble, it combines the features of a luxurious villa with those of a military camp, with high walls, towers and four gates. After Diocletian's death, it stood empty for a while, and in the seventh century refugees from the nearby city of Salona took shelter within its walls. The palace gradually grew into the centre of the medieval town of Split, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Before and after
- from 284 CE to 306 CERoman Tetrarchy
- from 284 CE to 565 CEDominate
- from 285 CE to 1453Byzantine Empire
- from 285 CE to 476 CEWestern Roman Empire
- 293 CEConstruction of Diocletian's Palace
- 293 CEDiocletian establishes the Tetrarchy
- 3rd centuryOrigins of Mangup
- 303 CEConstruction of Etchmiadzin Cathedral
- 23 February 303 CEThe Great Persecution of Christians begins
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