New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
Bayard Taylor IN Southern Europe
No. XLvI
No. XLvL
YURTHER FROM DALMAT1A.
of ne n y. rneuns-

Dec. ~, 1907,
lin Won in the barbor Of Spalsto, or Dsocie-
,s... A. X ought to be called In the ffent of the
x.s row Of houses facing the sea we counted twen-
Ne;sht arches Of the Emperor's palace, and we re-
sssuived in the hexsgona structure behind the tall
vspetan belfiy, the temple of Jupiter which stood
siehh its walls. Landing in the midst Of a Wild
Irty, but very picturesque crowd Of Dalmatisns
~ Aorlaks we discovered an arched entranceiDto
- nass Of houses, in the center of the socent
tsnt A vauited passage ascending by irregular
ssps, led us INTO the midst of MAS Of ruins, in
which the modern inhabitants are nested hike bats
ubekenmg with their fires and de6hng with their
NH the Roman arches and walls. circular hall,
- vaalted roof of which hsd fallen in, was evi
6ssts the vestibule to the architectural splendors
q o. inner court.
Beyond this however, the picture suddenly
changed. A portieo, supported by four pillars
nseshtAs of red granite, with Corinthian capitals
q white mMble-and with 4 pedimeRt sculp-
1ssed 10 the most ford style, conducted rs to the
eszst Of the palace, paved with marble, aud sur
spuDded BY colonnsde of red granite, raised upon
. lshy base. On the right hand, the massive por-
kss Of the temple of Jupiter now serves as the
bwdation Of the lofty eampanile, behind which
sossds the temple itsef, almost entire in all its
Parts. On the left, a short distance behind the
sslcnnsde, is q smaller building Of marble, with
yosy rich Corinthian cornice, which is generally
ssYyosed to have been a temple of Esculapius
64kough some antquaries regard it as the
nsssoleum of Diocletan. In front Of the temple
II vvxnfAr sSto Eoupfap onh;nx NJ hlaek
pAyTy, with an inscription of the time of Amunoph
m.-about fifteen centuries before Christ. The
charm Of the court is greatly enhanced by the sud-
6easess with which it comes upon you, and by
soatrast with the tall plain masses of the old Vene-
EAA houses in which it is inclosed The fact that
y served as public square TO the Inhabitants Of
n Spalato of the Middle Ages, which was built
entirely within the palace walls, has no doubt pre-
served it from ruin. The square is still called
sPiazaa del Ttmpio."
We went into the temple, now the cathedral
he tawdry appurtenances of it's present religion
IA net at gil harmonic with the simple severity of
tAe cid. 1t 10 rather gloomy the ancient
waited dome having no aperture to admit light,
Ne that Of the Roman Pantheon. There is an e.
tssnal oolonnsde, which s gradually falling into
ysn through neglect, and its condition shows that
nero is need Of an appeal similar 10 that upon the
sutside of church in Florence: " If you bear the
- name of Christians, oh respect the temple Of the
~Lord !" Two large sarcophagi were lying
letween the columns One Of them had q cracked
"a, . piece Of which Braisted showed aside, and
Alving INTO the interior, brought out large thigh
1one, the owner of which must have been over six
BET IN hight There is an interior gallery, under
90 deme, which rests upon columns Of porphyry |
md gray granite. This gallery is adorned with a
Rieze representing hunt, whence some suppose
tAe temple to have been erected to Diana instead
Of Jupiter. 1t is well known, however, that
hnnting subjects were used in the temples of
VARIOUS gods, at later period. The execution is
- very clumsy, that one can have no very exalted
opinion Of Dioeletian's taste j can only compare
Is 10 those mOnstrosities which were perpetrated
under the name of sculpture, during the Greek
Empire In front of the temple of Esculapius lies
. sarcophasus. which is supposed to be that Of
Dioeletian himself, and with more probability than
Usually attaches to such eoDjectures.
BREASTED and ] mounted to the summit of the |
caxupanile, and sat down to contemplate the land
ssape. 1t was q warm, stu, cloudless day. and |
TIE rich plain behind, slopiug back to the site of
- ancient Salona, the blue harbor inclosed by |
ne purple Dalmstian islands, and the bald, lilac
kpsed mountains rising along the Bosnian frontier,
armed so large, cheerful and harmonious pic |
tare, that we at once Understood DiOcletians |
choice, and gave him fun credit for it. He was |
ne only Roman Emperor who had good common |
spnse," said B., with q positiveness from which
tAere was no appeal. In the gardens around Spa.
lato We noticed some cabbages, the descendants,
probably, of those which Diocletian so ostenta-
teasiy shook under the nose of Maximinian. Bot
h spite Of hs cabbages, Diocletian vas far from
beng Dogenes in the purple. looked down on
the compact little town, and could easily trace the
Line Of his palace wall irregular parallelogam,
800 feet on the shortest side, and go on the
Issgest. 1t was originally adorned with eighteen
towors, and pierced with four gates-the main en-
france, the Psrta Aurea golden gate) being on
Ae side toward Salona. This has been recently
sasavated, and except that its statues have fallen
Nom their inches, is very well preserved. The
e.eer ss'es were named Silver Bronze and Iron.
"ham ms space the Emperor had his residence
- mat oil large retinue including his women,
ssArds and slaves, beside two temples, a theater.
Bath, and halls for festivities. The BYZANTINE
WINTER PorPhyrogenitus, who saw the palace in ,ts
perfect state, says: "No description can convey
any idea 81 its maggi6cence" Who voul, nat Ia
wihpg to raise cabbases in this style, For NV
part, should not object to dish Of such imner;sl
soar krout.
We left Spalato in the afternoon, and made f.,
~ mort Of Nina ON the island &c 49, =,