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From Venice I fetout with thofe Gallies which carried their 
Ambaffadour that went for the Tort. We touch't at moft of the 
eonfiderable Towns of Ipu and Dalmatia by the way. In IJiria 
we faw PoU^^x\ ancienc Republick. There remains yet an Amphi- 
theatre entire : It is of two orders of lufian Pillars, placed one 
over another, and the lower Pillars ftand on pedeftals , which is 
not ordinary ; for, commonly they have nothing but their Bafes 
to fupport them* There is, befides a Temple dedicated to t(o?99e 
and Augufim ^ a Triumphal Arch, built by a Lady of the family 
of the Sergii, in honour of fome of her kindred , which com- 
manded in thefe Countries ; befides feveral Infcriptions and an- 
cienc Monuments, which are in divers pares of the Town. 
In Dalmatia I hw Zahara, which is now the Metropolis of 
Che Country, It was anciently called Jadera, It's now very well 
fortified, being encompafs'd on three fides with the Sea , and that 
pare which is toward the land extreamly advantaged by all the 
contrivances of Arr, having a Caftle and a Rampart of very lofty 
baftionstoguardit. I found here feveral ancient Infcriptions, 
by me copied, which will not find room in the compafs of a Let* 
xer. We pafi: in fight of Zehenico, and faw three Forts, which be- 
long to 3he Town, St. Nicok^ St. Gioanni^ and la F^rtezza Vecchia ; 
but we went not a Ihore. That which is moft worth feeing in 
Dalmatia, is Spalatro j where is Dioclefian s Palace , a vaft and 
ftupendousfabrick, in which he made his refidence , when he re- 
treated from the Empire. It is as big as the whole town ; for the 
whole town indeed is patch't up out of its ruincs, and is faid by 
fome to take its name from it. Thebuilding is mafTive; thereis 
within itan entire Temple of Jupiter j eight-fquare , with noble 
Porphyriepilla-rs , and Cornice, worth any bodies admiration. 
There is a Court before it, adorned with ftAigfftian^ pillars of 
that ftone called 3 and a Temple under it ,^ now dedi- 
cated to Sta hucia ; and up and down the Town feveral f ragnjents 
of Antiquity, with Infcriptions and other things, wortji taking 
notice of. 
Four miles from Sfalatn is Salona^ which ihews the ruines of a 
great Town, About as much farther from Salona ftands CUjfa up- 
on a rocky Hill, an eminent Fortrefs of the f'f/^^/WiSfi , which is 
here the frontier ag^inft the Turk ; from whence they repulft him 
in their late wars with great honour* I was at Lejina ,, where is 
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