Diocletian’s Palace as the Game of Thrones Slave City of Meereen

Diocletian’s Palace is not only a place filled with history and one of the sites included on the UNESCO Heritage list. It is not only the palace of a former Roman emperor. And it is not only the main attraction in Split, the second largest city in Croatia. Diocletian’s Palace is now also known as part of Meereen, one of the city states conquered by Daenerys Targaryen.

The territory where Croatia is now located, used to be known during Roman times as Illyria. It was here that the Roman emperor Diocletian chose to build a palace for himself, a home where he could spend his retirement years.

Diocletian Palace Tour

The palace was built at the end of the 3rd century AD on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. Diocletian wanted a palace by the water because he wanted his ships to be able to enter it. Hence, the palace had a water entrance which can now be visited as part of the basement. The windows in the lower rooms of the palace were built really close to the ceiling to avoid water coming in if it would rise. Nowadays, however, the…