Exploring Diocletian's Palace in Split

🏰Diocletian's Palace was built in a 10-year period between 295 and 305.

🌿Diocletian retired instead of being stabbed at the end of his reign and supposedly became a cabbage farmer.

💒The palace was later turned into a Christian church after Diocletian's unpopularity with Christians.

🛡️Diocletian wasn't well remembered by Christians as he persecuted them, but Constantine the Great legalized Christianity a few years later.

🌊Diocletian's Palace is located on the Adriatic coast in modern-day Croatia.

When was Diocletian's Palace built?

—Diocletian's Palace was built between 295 and 305.

Did Diocletian retire?

—Yes, Diocletian retired instead of being stabbed at the end of his reign.

What happened to Diocletian's bones?

—His bones were thrown away and replaced with the bones of saints.

Where is Diocletian's Palace located?

—Diocletian's Palace is located in Split, Croatia, on the Adriatic coast.

Who legalized Christianity?

—Constantine the Great legalized Christianity a few years after Diocletian's reign.

00:00Introducing Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia.

00:30The palace was built by Diocletian between 295 and 305.

01:30Diocletian retired instead of being stabbed at the end of his reign.

02:10The palace was later turned into a Christian church.

03:40Diocletian's unpopularity with Christians and the legalization of Christianity by Constantine the Great.

04:50Diocletian's Palace is located on the Adriatic coast in modern-day Croatia.