History and Culture
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 Romans, Turks and Hapsburgs have all left their mark on Croatia’s culture. There is a cultural heritage ranging from antiquity to classical, from baroque to renaissance.
The Adriatic Sea cradled an ancient culture, which has gradually been revealed through cultural treasures discovered both in caves and on the bottom of the ocean. Croatia’s culture can be traced right back to the Stone Age (evidence has been discovered in caves on the islands of Hvar and Palagruza).
As early as the 6th Century BC the Greeks settled in Croatia, an advantageous point for trade with the Illyrians. Evidence of this period is the towns Pharos and Issa, now known as Starigrad and Vis, on the island of Hvar.
 Then came the Romans, not only building palaces and summer residences, but also developing the marine traffic. This has been proved by many submarine discoveries. All over the seabed, from Pula to Cavtat, divers have come across the remains of ancient shipwrecks and ships’ cargoes.
Slavery began a new period in Croatia’s history, characterized by constant struggles against tyranny and defense against a variety of enemies.
In the 18th Century Napoleon ruled, but was replaced shortly afterwards by Austria. In the course of the next century Austria and Italy battled for dominance of the east coast, culminating in “Viska bitka”, the battle of Vis, in 1866. There are many remains from this famous period on the mainland, but also at the bottom of the ocean in the form of wrecks and the remains of ships’ cargoes.
Next came the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy. Harbours and breakwaters were strengthened, trade and ship building flourished.
During the two world wars the Adriatic Sea was one of the most important battlegrounds, also evident from a vast number of wrecks.
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