IMG_4360 - Diocletian's Palace. He lived there, tending his vegetable gardens, until he died in 311.
IMG_4361 - In 641 when Slavs and Croats invaded the Salona area (#1), the Salonitans evacuated to Diocletian's palace (#2).
IMG_4362 - Diocletian's Palace built 295-305 AD as his retirement residence. Notice the waterfront entrance to the basements.
IMG_4363 - The basements provided an entrance from the sea via stairs to his residence, and storage for food and wine.
IMG_4364 - Scenes in the TV series, the Game of Thrones, were filmed in these basement rooms of the palace.
IMG_4366 - No mortar was used in the stone work. The blocks were cut to fit exactly.
IMG_4368 - When the evacuees came from Salina, they used the basements as garbage and sewage dumps.
IMG_4370 - Below, a floor support beam, likely from Diocletian's time. Above, modern repair work is an unending process.
IMG_4373 - Bust of Diocletian. Research is being done to determine his actual appearance.
IMG_4376 - Over the past 50 years archeologists have cleaned, studied, and repaired the basements.
IMG_4377 - Sections of sewer pipes.
IMG_4379 - Lime was spread on the garbage and sewage in the basement to counteract the smell.