{"id":14588,"date":"2026-05-27T12:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=14588"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:49:17","slug":"spalatum-part-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/spalatum-part-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Spalatum, Dalmatia – Part V"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Relief<\/a>
Relief block from the Porta Caeserea at Salona depicting Tyche holding a banner with the initials of the city; Martia Julia Valeria Salona Felix. Dated to the 4th century CE. Arheolo\u0161ki Muzej u Splitu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continued From Spalatum – Part IV<\/p>\n

There are a few other archaeological points of interest in Split outside the walls of Diocletian\u2019s Palace. There\u2019s a large park area out in front of the Golden Gate crisscrossed by a few connecting roadways that eventually link up with Ulica Domovinskog Rata, one of the main arteries through the central part of Split. This road begins about 350 meters, as the crow flies, from the Golden Gate. Recent (and perhaps ongoing) excavations along the east side of the road, just north of the intersection with Ulica Biha\u0107ka, seem to have revealed some elements from what is traditionally identified as some kind of entertainment venue; a circus, theater, or amphitheater. Unfortunately, when I visited these were not visible. There are also apparently some remains from an early Christian basilica and perhaps a 1st<\/sup> century CE Roman building located on the west side of Ulica Domovinskog Rata, again just north of the intersection with Ulica Biha\u0107ka, where they were discovered during construction. Similar to the excavations on the opposite side of the road, I was not able to get in any position where I could see what was here, as the view was limited by ongoing works.<\/p>\n