From Ston we continued on to the second largest city in Croatia, Split. The awesome site/sight here was Diocletian's palace from about 300ad or 300ce if you prefer. Diocletian was the last Roman emperor to persecute Christians. He was actually also the only Roman emperor to retire. The others all died in office, from natural or not so natural causes. The palace in Split was his retirement home. Constantine came next and he became Christian, which meant hey presto so did most of the population of the Roman empire. The basement of the palace has been excavated and is a great example of Roman architecture. Of course, above ground lots of "new" buildings, churches, etc. now stand where the palace once was.
Another interesting thing about Split according to our guide is that there are lots and lots of tall people living there. I felt right at home.
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