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Port of Split and part of Diocletian's Palace seen from the bell-tower of the cathedral

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Built as the palace where Roman Emperor Diocletian spent the last years of his life, and where his remains were kept, this now is an unlikely and unique historic city centre of Split.
Anticipating his retirement in the early 4th century, Diocletian decided to have a palace built at the end of the 3rd century. As there had already been a Greek town here, Aspálatos, he did not actually found Split. Not only did he spend his last years here, he also had a mausoleum built, for himself, in the middle of the palace. While drawings of the authentic palace as it probably looked like depict a marvellous palace with defensive towers, giving it the appearance of a military stronghold, the original plan still defines the entire area to this very day. After the Romans abandoned Diocletian's Palace, people moved in, and it was converted to a town in its own right. Most buildings of the Roman era have a different function now: what once was the Temple of Jupiter has been turned into a baptistery, palace buildings have been turned into museums, and what were the basement halls is now being used by streetvendors.
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