Salona

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Salona was an important ancient Roman city on the Adriatic coast, serving as the chief urban center of the province of Dalmatia in present-day Croatia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 7th century
associatedWithPerson Diocletian
conqueredBy Romans
declinePeriod 7th century
flourishedInCentury 1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
4th century AD
hadFeature amphitheatre
aqueduct
basilicas
city walls
forum
necropolis
public baths
theatre
hadPopulationApprox 60000
70000
hasArchaeologicalRemains amphitheatre ruins
city walls ruins
early Christian basilicas
epigraphic inscriptions
mosaics
heritageDesignation protected archaeological site of Croatia
inhabitedBy Illyrians
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Dalmatia
locatedInOrNearModernSettlement Solin
locatedInPresentDay Croatia
locatedNear Adriatic Sea
Split
modernCountry Croatia
nearStructure Palace of Diocletian
surface form: Diocletian's Palace
partOf Illyricum
surface form: Illyricum (Roman province)

Roman Empire
precededBy Illyrian settlement
regionToday Dalmatia
religionPracticed Christianity
Roman paganism
sackedBy Avars
Slavs
servedAs provincial capital
successorSettlement Solin
Split
wasCapitalOf Roman province of Dalmatia
wasEarlyChristianCenter true

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Illyricum capital Salona
Glycerius placeOfDeath Salona