Tour Roman Ruins in Istria, Croatia
the Romans actually came here to istria in the 2 Century BC they conquered the history which was the nation living here before that during that time they built a lot of monuments the most prominent would definitely be the amphitheater where I’m standing right now and some Roman Gates and the thean palace the old town in Kad and so on this Amphitheater was built during the first century by the Romans in order to organize spectacles and Gladiator games to entertain the people the auditorium was quite big it could fit 23,000 Spectators that would watch the games and enjoy the shows being held in the arena there is also a Roman Temple remaining here it’s the Temple of Augustus the first Roman Emperor it was built during the time of his Reign and nowadays it has been restored so it looks quite nice
🇭🇷 You’ll see this everywhere: Roman ruins in Istria, Croatia 🇭🇷 “One of Istria’s most celebrated monuments is the Arena, the magnificent 1st century Roman amphitheater that’s a symbol of Pula, the peninsula’s biggest city,” says Isabel Putinja (@isabelswindow), a writer behind our new Croatia guidebook. “The sea-facing amphitheater is also an icon of ancient Rome, and the grandest and best-preserved example of how the Romans left their mark on Istria forever.”
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