Diocletian's palace

So in the Croatian town of Split is a palace built by Diocletian in the 3rd century for his retirement...coming back to the place of his birth after ruling the empire for decades...he must have been tired. As were the slaves who built it if they had not died from exhaustion.




In the 7th century, new arrivals began to settle in the palace, carving shelters out of its rooms, walls, temples, and very stones. Over time this process accelerated...the palace walks became streets...


the outer walls formed back walls of houses and places for ships to unload their cargoes.




A process which continues...wash is hung out along the walkways of these same outer wall....
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shops take over former doorways with clear glass to display their wares...


but perhaps the most symbolic of these transformations has been the conversion of the mausoleum of Diocletian into a cathedral, honoring the relics of Saint Doimus and Anastasius, some of the many thousands who were prosecuted by the emperor's anti-Christian edicts.



So it is "Sic gloria transit mundi" even for Diocletian.

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Location:Split, Hvratski