Cellars of Diocletian's Palace

The Cellars of Diocletian's Palace, sometimes referred to as the "basement halls", is a set of substructures, located at the southern end of Diocletian's Palace (now the southernmost part of Split's Old Town), that once held up the private apartments of Emperor Diocletian and represent one of the best preserved ancient complexes of their kind in the world [1]. Archeological research on the substructures over the past 70 years has revealed evidence of new structures, predating the palace by two centuries [1]. During the later Roman empire, the function of the cellars was partly to elevate the Emperor's chambers on the floor above, but they were also the storage area for foodstuffs and wine for the Palace [1].