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== Early History==

== Early History==

=== Roman Dalmatia ===

=== Roman Dalmatia ===

[[File:740px-Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, Dacia, Moesia, Pannonia and Thracia.jpg|thumb|right|400px| The Roman province of Dalmatia (pink color) in the Western Roman Empire. 476 AD]]

[[File:740px-Roman provinces of Illyricum, Macedonia, Dacia, Moesia, Pannonia and Thracia.jpg|thumb|right|400px| The Roman province of Dalmatia (pink colour) in the Western Roman Empire. 476 AD]]

Roman Dalmatia was fully latinized by 476 AD when the ''Western Roman Empire'' disappeared, according to scholar '''Theodor Mommsen''' in his book ''"The Provinces of the Roman Empire"''. More recent theories have suggested that this would only apply to cities and towns, whilst in the country side, this would not have been the case.

Roman Dalmatia was fully latinized by 476 AD when the ''Western Roman Empire'' disappeared, according to scholar '''Theodor Mommsen''' in his book ''"The Provinces of the Roman Empire"''. More recent theories have suggested that this would only apply to cities and towns, whilst in the country side, this would not have been the case.

== Cultural and historical Venetian presence in Dalmatia ==

== Cultural and historical Venetian presence in Dalmatia ==

Cultural and historical Venetian presence in Dalmatia is related to the northern Italian influences in Dalmatia. The  original Roman Dalmatia is now divided between Croatia, Herzegovina and Montenegro. The cultural influence from the ''Republic of Venice'' is clearly evident in the urbanization plans of the main Dalmatian cities. One of the best examples is the one of Split (Spalato).  

Cultural and historical Venetian presence in Dalmatia is related to the northern Italian influences in Dalmatia. The  original Roman Dalmatia is now divided between Croatia, Herzegovina and Montenegro. The cultural influence from the ''Republic of Venice'' is clearly evident in the urbanisation plans of the main Dalmatian cities. One of the best examples is the one of Split (Spalato).  

In 1880 Antonio Bajamonti (the last Dalmatian Italian Major of Split under Austrian rule) developed an urbanization project of this city centered on the "Riva", a seaside walkway full of palms based on the Italian Riviera models. Even today the Riva (with cafe bars) is used by the locals to stroll in a typical Italian way from the "Palace of Diocletian" toward an old square called locally "Pjaca" (or square in Venetian).

In 1880 Antonio Bajamonti (the last Dalmatian Italian Major of Split under Austrian rule) developed an urbanisation project of this city centred on the "Riva", a seaside walkway full of palms based on the Italian Riviera models. Even today the Riva (with cafe bars) is used by the locals to stroll in a typical Italian way from the "Palace of Diocletian" toward an old square called locally "Pjaca" (or square in Venetian).

In Dalmatia flourished  religious and public architecture with clear influences of Italian Renaissance. Important to mention are the Cathedral of St James in Sibenik  (Sebenico), Chapel of Blessed John in Trogir (Trau), and Sorgo’s villa in Dubrovnik (Ragusa).

In Dalmatia flourished  religious and public architecture with clear influences of Italian Renaissance. Important to mention are the Cathedral of St James in Sibenik  (Sebenico), Chapel of Blessed John in Trogir (Trau), and Sorgo’s villa in Dubrovnik (Ragusa).