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NESACTIUM |
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LOCATIONS: Pula,
Nesactium |
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DURATION: half day,
around 5 hours |
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SIGHTS: Pula- the old
town center, the Amphitheater,
Nesactium |
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SEASON: All |
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PROGRAM:
The foundation of Pula has long
been the subject of numerous
legends. The most famous is the
legend of Jason and Argonauts
that stole the Golden Fleece
from the Colchidians. The old
town centre houses numerous
classical monuments. The Roman
period was one of the most
glorious periods in the history
of Pula when the town had almost
5,000 inhabitants. As a Roman
colony, Pula was at the time
called Colonia Juia Pola
Pollentia Herculanea. We will
start the sightseeing tour in
front of the Amphitheater, the
central classical Roman monument
built in the first Century AD.
The construction of the
Amphitheater was completed by
the Roman emperor Titus Flavius
Vespasian who allegedly had a
mistress that was born in Pula.
So according to the legend, Ms.
Antonia Coenide is the reason
that Pula got the Amphitheater
in the first place. Pula again
flourishes during the reign of
the Austrian Empire, when it
becomes Austria’s main naval
base with the arsenal for the
Austro – Hungarian navy. That is
how a ‘dead town’ (which is how
the Austrians used to call Pula
after the fall of Venice) rises
into a 19th Century
mitteleuropean town with a
cosmopolitan mentality. Today
Pula has about 60,000
inhabitants and is the biggest
and the most prominent town in
Istria.
Nesactium: one of the
most important archeological
sites. During the period of the
Histries’ rule, Nesactium was an
important political and
religious center. The Roman
forces however conquered
Nesactium while marching towards
the East along the Adriatic
coast. The fall of Nesactium in
177 BC marks the beginning of
the Roman Empire rule in Istria. |
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PRICE: lunch not included |
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