We left the Port of Dubrovnik very early this morning by catamaran ferry. For seven hours our boat deked around islands to finally arrive at Split. We knew we had hit a bit of a rough patch about an hour off our destination when they started handing out motion sickness bags. Proud to report we didn’t need them.
Split’s old town is built on bits and chunks of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s palace—actually his retirement home. Modern mixes with ancient. You can peek in bank windows and see computer terminals set up beside ancient pillars. You can even say hello to an ancient Sphinx Diocletian brought from Egypt on your way for pizza. Dad and I spent hours rooting around the ancient ruins. The tiny but elaborate cathedral used to be Diocletian’s mausoleum before Rome fell. Definitely karma as he did some really cruel things to believers in the Early Christian church ( 300-ish AD). Thinking of you all back home. You are Always in My Prayers. Love Mom.
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Nano
9/24/2018 03:20:58 pm
Diocletian is an answer on the exam I am giving my students on Wednesday - y'all would pass with flying colors! Love and miss you.
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Mom
9/25/2018 05:01:43 am
I hope you took those poor students through to omstantine and didn’t leave them at Diocletian😄 miss you love Mom.❤️
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sophia
9/24/2018 04:09:52 pm
how old is the palace and the statue out front that is in the picture?
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Diane
9/25/2018 05:05:24 am
The palace was built in 305 AD The statue is one of the 13 Sphinx that Diocletian brought from Egypt for his Palace. It is that only one that still has its head.
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Fatima
9/24/2018 04:12:49 pm
Was the statue in the front picture one of the old ones back then or new?
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Diane
9/25/2018 05:05:51 am
The statue is one of the 13 Sphinx that Diocletian brought from Egypt for his Palace. It is that only one that still has its head.
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Ellie
9/24/2018 05:28:01 pm
What was your boat like?
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Diane
9/25/2018 05:06:57 am
It was a passenger ferry. It didn’t take cars. It was catamaran style...only one floor.
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Ashley-Lynn
9/25/2018 05:19:24 am
Are the people there kind .
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Ray
9/25/2018 10:34:03 am
We speak no Croatian, and even my attempt to learn good morning and thank you seem to have failed. But despite that they all go out of there way to be helpful.
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Brynly
9/25/2018 08:49:25 am
How old is the statue?
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Ray
9/25/2018 11:00:07 am
Over 3500 years old. It was carved in Eygpt around 1479 BC.
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Brynly
9/25/2018 12:05:47 pm
That’s really old and do you know who carved it?
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Diane
9/25/2018 10:38:30 pm
Not the specific person......
Ray
9/26/2018 07:43:51 am
Ancient Egyptian artists and craftsmen never signed their work. The best we can know is who commisioned the work. In this case pharaoh Tuthmosis III.
Tia
9/26/2018 11:19:19 am
Was the place a meusam?
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Diane
9/26/2018 10:47:36 pm
No...not really....you more or less walked around the ruins which had business as usual happening in them.
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Laugh for fun
9/26/2018 11:23:15 am
Neat picture. What is it the statue represented for?
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Diane
9/26/2018 10:48:31 pm
Body of a lion...head of a human.
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