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Salona was an ancient Illyria
Illyria

'Illyria' was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by tribes of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages....
n Delmati city in the first millennium BC. After conquest by the Romans, Salona became the capital of the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 province of Dalmatia
Dalmatia

Dalmatia is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, situated mostly in modern Croatia and spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast....
. When the Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor

The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
 Diocletian
Diocletian

Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus , born Diocles and commonly known as Diocletian , was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305....
 retired, he erected a monumental palace nearby; this massive structure, known as Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian's Palace

Diocletian's Palace is a building in Split , Croatia that was built by the emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD.Diocletian built the massive palace in preparation for his retirement on May 1, 305 AD....
, became the core of the modern city of Split. In present times Salona (or Salon) is situated near today's town of Solin (near Split
Split (city)

Split is the largest Dalmatian city, the second-largest urban centre in Croatia, and the seat of Split-Dalmatia County. The city is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, more specifically the eastern Adriatic Sea, spreading over a central peninsula and its surroundings, with its metropolitan area including the many surrounding lit...
).

Salona was largely destroyed in the invasions of the Avars
Avars

Avars may refer to:* Eurasian Avars, a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 6th Century AD* Uar * Caucasian Avars, a modern people of the Caucasus...
 and Slavs around the year 639
639

Events...
 AD.








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Salona was an ancient Illyria
Illyria

'Illyria' was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by tribes of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages....
n Delmati city in the first millennium BC. After conquest by the Romans, Salona became the capital of the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 province of Dalmatia
Dalmatia

Dalmatia is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, situated mostly in modern Croatia and spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast....
. When the Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor

The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
 Diocletian
Diocletian

Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus , born Diocles and commonly known as Diocletian , was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305....
 retired, he erected a monumental palace nearby; this massive structure, known as Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian's Palace

Diocletian's Palace is a building in Split , Croatia that was built by the emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century AD.Diocletian built the massive palace in preparation for his retirement on May 1, 305 AD....
, became the core of the modern city of Split. In present times Salona (or Salon) is situated near today's town of Solin (near Split
Split (city)

Split is the largest Dalmatian city, the second-largest urban centre in Croatia, and the seat of Split-Dalmatia County. The city is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, more specifically the eastern Adriatic Sea, spreading over a central peninsula and its surroundings, with its metropolitan area including the many surrounding lit...
).

Salona was largely destroyed in the invasions of the Avars
Avars

Avars may refer to:* Eurasian Avars, a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 6th Century AD* Uar * Caucasian Avars, a modern people of the Caucasus...
 and Slavs around the year 639
639

Events...
 AD.

See also

  • Jadro River
    Jadro River

    The Jadro River is a watercourse in Dalmatia, Croatia that discharges to the Adriatic Sea. The upper reaches of the Jadro River as well as its source are protected as an ichthyological nature reserve, partly due to the presence of an Endemism species of soft-mouthed bass....