We watched an interesting episode of Rick Steves’ Europe last night on WNED. He was doing a walk/drive about in Slovenia and Croatia, which were part of the former Yugoslavia. Beautiful countryside very reminiscent of Greece and Italy. And once Rick explained that both countries were once part of the Roman Empire and had been pillaged by a multitude of conquerors and crusaders over the centuries, the soaring architecture and intricate stonework made sense. Image via Wikipedia In the city of Split, population @3,000, the retired Roman Emperor Diocletian moved back to Dalmatia and constructed a huge castle in 300 AD. The shell of the castle forms today’s town. Old Dio was a notorious persecutor of Christians, but they got their revenge. In what was to have…
Tagged: Croatia, Dalmatia, Greece, Roman Empire, Slovenia