A Christmas breakout from Split, Croatia

Croatian Christmas Special

Happy holidays!

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Final gift

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Diocletian, Roman emperor (284–305 ce) (born 245 ce, Salonae [now Solin, Croatia] — died 316, Salonae) Emperor Diocletian actually wasn’t even a Roman citizen, but a child born into a peasant family. He was born and raised in ancient Salona, today’s Solin. At the time Salona was the 4th largest settlement in the entire Roman Empire. Diocletian was born Diocles, a son of a scribe with not much of a bright future. One day he decided to join the army and that is where his rise begins. Diocletian’s great leadership made him a consul and later he became Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus – the Emperor. After 20 years of reign, he decided to entrust the empire to younger men. He returned to the neighbourhood of Salonae, on the edge of the Adriatic, where he had a magnificent palace built. The palace was built from island Brac stone, and the columns and sphinxes were brought here from Egypt. The modern town of Split, Croatia, occupies the site of its ruins. The fact that he ruled for so long and didn’t die a violent death but was the first Emperor to retire and then die is probably one of his greatest accomplishments! It is ironic perhaps that Diocletian’s tomb does not guard his bones, but those of Saint Domnius (sveti Duje), who died because of the persecutions that Emperor Diocletian ordered against Christians. Saint Domnius is considered a martyr and a patron of the city of Split. Can you find the entrance to the imperial apartments of the Palace of Diocletian?

Nope! Just a tree...

What's my name?

What was Diocletian's birth name?

Gaius Valerius

Diocles

Diodes

Question 1/4

How old was Diocletian when he died?

65

67

71

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Which empire did Diocletian rule?

The Roman Empire

The British Empire

The Byzantine Empire

Question 3/4

Saint Domnius is considered to be

a patron saint of the city of Salona

a patron saint of the city of Split

a prosecuter of Christians

Question 4/4

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Incorrect!You get coal.

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Question 1/4

Suzana

Jugana

Edita

Judita

What is my most notable work?

Link

Question 2/4

psychology

philosophy

archaeology

paleontology

Which word did I coin?

Question 3/4

bake poisonous cookies

chop off someone's head

complete a series of difficult tasks

dance around a campfire

What did the character of Judita in my book have to do in order to save her people?

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Bad kidslist

Wrong!

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Strength

Question 1/4

Defiance

Dexterity

Speed

Watch the first couple of minutes to find out about our football club. What does the word DIŠPET mean?

It's called valun. A factory produces it.

Question 2/4

It's called balun and it's made of rubber.

It's called galun and it's made of silicone.

It's called balun. It's a peeled tennis ball.

Learn about Picigin! What is the traditional ball used in this game called and what is it made of?

104

Question 3/4

334

126

99

Let's talk numbers! Split is famous for its Olympic medalists. Find the list of names of all the Olympic winners. If you add the initials of the first and the last name on the list and add that to the number of names on the Split Olympic walk of fame, you will get..?

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Gifts to decorate!

Incorrect!You lose gifts.

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4.Bows

1.Baubles

To complete the Croatian Christmas Special, you must do one more task! 1) Click on the Youtube link and listen to the song by our famous local band called The Beat Fleet (TBF). 2) Copy and paste the name of the song into Google Translate to find out what it means in your language. 3) Teach other members of your group to say the song title correctly in your own language! IMPORTANT: Each member of the group must pronounce it correctly in all four languages! After you finish, find your way out of Split! Have fun with this one :)

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Gifts to decorate!

Incorrect!Smokey chimney.

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Decorate

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3.Lights

4.Bows

1.Baubles

Merry Christmas!

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Do you want to leave without decorating your Christmas tree?