The epicenter of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s 3.3 million square foot palace is the Peristyle. It is at the crossroads of the two main roads dividing the town into quarters. Over 1,700 years ago, this rectangular courtyard was defined by a colonnade with 24 granite columns. Many of them still stand. This is a close up of one of the capitals at the top of the Corinthian columns.
