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and part of the stage VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
and the foundations
of the stalls have been Practical Information
excavated. Next to the Map D5. n (021) 211 538.
theatre is the Forum, Open Apr, May & Sep: 9am–
the political and 7pm Mon–Fri, 8am–7pm Sat,
commercial heart of 9am–1pm Sun; Jun–Aug:
the city. Unlike the 9am–8pm Mon–Fri, 8am–8pm
Forum in Zadar (see Sat, 9am–2pm Sun; Oct:
pp94–7), the paving 9am–6pm Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm
Basilica Urbana in the Bishop’s Complex was dismantled and Sat, 9am–1pm Sun; Nov–Mar:
9am–4pm Mon–Sat. 8
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burial site, and then the imposing remain. In the Roman era some
ruins of the Amphitheatre, in of the most important buildings Transport
the easternmost part of the city. stood around the Forum, which @ from Split.
The amphitheatre, in stone, was begun in the 1st century
was probably covered in stone AD and subsequently modified.
and stood in the newer part of The best-preserved Roman use. Alongside the walls it is
the city on the northwest edge construction in ancient Salona possible to see some parts of
of Urbs vetus (Old Town) close is the Aqueduct, built to bring the aqueduct above the surface.
to the walls. water from the River Jadro to From the theatre you return to
According to historians, the the city and extended in the the Manastirine necropolis. North
amphitheatre could seat 18,000– time of Emperor Diocletian of this site is the Necropolis
20,000 people. The foundations to reach his palace in Split of Marusinac, built outside
and a part of the lower tribune (see pp122–3). Repair work was the city around the tomb of
were excavated and the discov- carried out at the end of the St Anastasius. In this area a few
ery of an underground channel 19th century and the southern traces of a basilica dating from
led to the theory that simulated part of the aqueduct is still in the 5th century are still visible.
naval battles were held in the
arena. However, this proved to
be wrong as the arena was
unsuitable for naval battles.
The amphitheatre’s
construction date was debated
over for a long time, but has
now been established as having
taken place in the second half
of the 2nd century AD.
From the amphi theatre,
another path leads to the theatre
at the edge of the old city. This
was built in the 1st century AD The Amphitheatre, of which only a part of the lower tribune remains

The Ruins of Salona Café Walls and
1 Cemetery of Manastirine Aqueduct
2 Tusculum
3 Baths
4 Episcopal Centre Sinj
5 Caesarea Gate
6 Necropolis of Kapljuć
7 Amphitheatre
8 Theatre URBS NOVA
9 Forum ORIENTALIS
0 Necropolis of Marusinac URBS NOVA
OCCIDENTALIS
URBS VETUS

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Motorway E65 Modern town
Split
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