ABSTRACT
Ancient Rome left its indelible mark on Pula (a perfectly preserved amphitheatre, the Sergian triumphant arch and Augustus temple); and Split (the monumental Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, built in the 4th century, was transformed into a medieval town); examples of early Byzantine art (6th century includes the mosaics of the Euphraseus Basilica in Porec, which have been compared to those in Ravenna), and early Romanesque art has left its mark in Zadar (the second church of St. Donat, one of the largest 9th century churches in Europe, which can be compared with the chapel of Charlemagne in Aachen). Krk, Rab and Trogir (with its cathedral and portal by the master sculptor Radovan in 1240) are Romanesque; Pazin, Zagreb and Ston are Gothic.
