Solin (It. Salona) is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. It has a population of 19,011 (2001) and it is the northern part of the Split conurbation. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps... Jadro is a river in Dalmatia, Croatia, which flows through the town of Solin. ... Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ...

Known as Salonae in ancient Roman times, it was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian, who built a fortified palace nearby, where he lived from 305 to 313. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, (mostly) in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Emperor Diocletian Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245?–312?), born Diocles, was Roman Emperor as Diocletian from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ...

Salona was sacked by the Avars in the 6th century, and its refugees moved to Diocletian's palace, turning it into the fortified town of Spalato (Split). The Eurasian Avars were a nomadic people of Eurasia who migrated into central and eastern Europe in the 6th century. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Split Harbour See stock split for the investing term. ... Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ...

History

In the late ancient times, Salona's importance was so great both politically and religiously that it could not have been forgotten by the remaining residents of Salona who, after the Avars retreated from those regions, founded a new city, Spalato (Split), at the location of the former the emporer Diocletian's palace (probably around the middle 7th century). Christianity in Salona probably originated during the time of the apostles. The apostle Paul mentions that his pupil Apostle Titus traveled to Dalmatia (2 Tim 4, 10), so the assumption that he worked in Dalmatia's capital city of Salona, at least for a short time, is probable. That city, located on the Adriatic coast, with excellent sea connections with Italy and Middle East, attracted Christian messengers of faith. The Eurasian Avars were a nomadic people of Eurasia who migrated into central and eastern Europe in the 6th century. ... Split Harbour See stock split for the investing term. ... Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion that recognizes Jesus Christ as its central figure, Lord and Messiah. ... An early portrait of the Apostle Paul. ... In the Christian New Testament, Titus, (a common Roman name, meaning honourable) was a companion of Paul of Tarsus, mentioned in several of Pauls Epistles. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

Salona had a well-organized Christian community with a bishop as leader ever since the middle of the 3rd century (bishop martyr Venancie lived at that time). Since the fourth century, Salona praised in its large basillicas its glorious martyrs from the times of Diocletian's persecution: St.Duje (lat. Domnio, Domnius), craftsman Anastasius, deacon Septimia, priest Asteria and others. In the fifth Century, Salona's bishops started exercising more metropolitan duties (archbishop Hezihije), and in the sixth century they carried the archbishop title as well (arhiepiscopus), and fulfilled the duties associated with the title. (archbishops Stjepan, Honorie and others). That means that at that time they held primary positions in the western Iliric. Siscia's bishop from the region Panonia joined the Dalmatian bishops on the sinods held in Salona in the years 530 and 533 as a member with full rights. Anastasius is part of the name of: Pope Anastasius I -- Pope from 399-401 Pope Anastasius II -- Pope from 496-498 Pope Anastasius III -- Pope from 911-913 Pope Anastasius IV -- Pope from 1153 to 1154 Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire -- (c. ... Asteria can refer to: In Greek mythology, Asteria was the sixth killed by Heracles when he came for Hippolytes girdle. ... Stephen (Stjepan/Stefan), son of Ban Kulin was a Bosnian Ban (1204-1232). ... Position of the Roman province of Pannonia Pannonia is an ancient country bounded north and east by the Danube, conterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. ... Events September 22 - Pope Boniface II is elected to succeed Pope Felix IV December 15 - Justinian selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings of the jurists on Roman Law. ... Events February 1 - John becomes Pope, succeeding Pope Boniface II, who had died in 532. ...

After the fall of Salona and the whole region under the Avarian rule (first quarter of 7th century), worship of Salona's martyrs was moved to Rome. Namely, Pope John IV ordered transportation of parts of their relics, which he placed in a dedicated chapel close to the lateran baptistry. The images of those saints, which had been created in mosaic by the Pope's wish, can be found today in the apside of the chapel. John IV was a native of Dalmatia, and the son of the scholasticus (advocate) Venantius. ...

Search for relics for Rome was probably the incentive for Salona residents who inhabited the new town of Split, located only a few kilometers from the abandoned Salona. At the very least, they wanted to bring to Split the bones of their most important protectors: St. Duje and St. Anastasius. They placed them in what was once Diocletian's mausoleum, which was converted into a cathedral (built around year 300), and have been worshiped ever since, a clear sign that the final victory did not belong to persecutors and tirants, but to the martyr victims. For other uses, see number 300. ...