If you are visiting Croatia, Pula is absolutely worth seeing. With remnants of Roman history, walking trough this town of extraordinary beauty with a 3000-year history, Pula takes you to another era. Pula is one of Croatia’s most fun destinations, offering a mix of cultural and historical highlights. With plenty of fun in the sun….
Category: HISTORICAL
Forum Square – Pula – Istria – Croatia
Forum Square – Pula – Istria – Croatia ( Croatian: Trg Forum), the main square of classical and medieval Pula. This location, for example, at the foot of the central hill, was central to popular culture at the time. The western part of the city close to the sea. The coast where the Forum is…
Temple of Augustus – Pula – Istria
The Temple of Augustus (Croatian: Augustov hram; ) is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula – Istria – Croatia. Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus. It was most likely built during the emperor’s lifetime at some point between 27 BC and his death in AD 14. Built on a podium with a tetrastyle prostyle porch of Corinthian columns. The dimensions are about 8 by 17.3 m (26…
Arch of the Sergii – Pula – Istria – Croatia
Arch of the Sergii – Golden Gate (Croatian: Slavoluk Sergijevaca) is an Ancient Roman triumphal arch in Pula – Istria – Croatia. This arch commemorates three members of the Sergii family, but specifically Lucius Sergius Lepidus, who is serving in the twenty-ninth legion and participating in the Battle of Actium, in 27 BC. This suggests an approximate date of construction: 29–27 BC. The arch…
Arena – Pula – Istria – Croatia
The Arena is an ancient Roman amphitheatre located in Pula – Istria – Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely maintained. It is build between 27 BC and AD 68, as the city of Pula became a regional centre of Roman rule, called Pietas Julia. The building is named after the sand (Latin harena)…