Professional paper
The Fortifications of Solin (I) Gradina in the 16th Century Sources
Ivan Alduk
Abstract
The paper is to present at one place the archival information on the Solin's Gradina, up to now dispersed in literature and partly controversial. Following up the sources, mostly those
from the 16th century, created is an image of the gradual taking of Klis and Solin by the Ottoman Turks, and of the complex relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetian Republic in this frontier area. The reviewed written sources are compared to the present day graphic images of Solin and its surroundings and with results of the archaeological and conservation researches of Gradina in the 1960s. Besides its strategic importance about taking Klis, Gradina is presented as the first and the only step in the Ottoman attempts to establish a market and port for their fleet in Solin.
Keywords
Gradina; Solin; 16th century; Klis; fortifications; ports; Petar Kružić
Hrčak ID:
148901
URI
Publication date:
8.9.2015.
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