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city. In 1873 the ramparts of Zara were converted into elevated promenades commanding extensive views to seaward and tolandward. Of its four old See also:

GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

gates one, the Porta Marina, in-corporates the See also:

RELICS (Lat, reliquiae, the equivalent of the English " remains " in the sense of a dead body)

relics of a Roman See also:

arch, and another, the Porta di Terraferma, was designed in the 16th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century by the Veronese artist See also:

SANMICHELE, MICHELE (1484-1559)

Sanmichele. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

INTEREST

interest of Zara lies in its churches, the most remarkable of which is the See also:

CATHEDRAL

cathedral of St Anastasia, a See also:

FINE

fine Romanesque See also:

BASILICA

basilica, built between 1202 and 1205. The churches of St Chrysogonus and St See also:

Simeon are also in the Romanesque See also:

style, and St See also:

Mary's retains a fine Romanesque campanile of 1105. The See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

church of St See also:

DONATUS, AELIUS

Donatus, traditionally but erroneously said to have been erected in the 9th century on the site of a See also:

temple of See also:

JUNO

Juno, is used for See also:

SECULAR (Lat. saecularis, of or belonging to an age or generation, saeculum)

secular purposes.

The church treasuries contain some of the finest Dalmatian See also:

metal-See also:

WORK

work; notably the See also:

SILVER

silver See also:

ARK (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Arche, adapted from the Lat. area, chest, cf. arcere, to shut up, enclose)„ a chest, basket or box. The Hebrew word tebah, translated in the' A.V. by " ark," is used in the Old Testament (1)

ark or reliquary of St Simeon (138o), and the See also:

PASTORAL (from Lat. pastor, a shepherd)

pastoral See also:

STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff of Bishop Valaresso (146o). Most of the Roman remains were used in the construction of the fortifications. But two squares are embellished with lofty See also:

MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble columns; a Roman See also:

TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower stands on the See also:

east See also:

side of the town; and some remains of a Roman See also:

AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct may be seen outside the ramparts. Among the other chief buildings are the Loggia del Comune, rebuilt in 1565, and containing a public library; the old See also:

PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of the priors, now the See also:

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor's See also:

RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence; and the episcopal palaces. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, to the See also:

north-east of the town, is safe and spacious, and it is annually entered by about 2500 small vessels, mainly engaged in the See also:

COASTING

coasting See also:

trade. Large quantities of maraschino are distilled in Zara; and the See also:

LOCAL

local See also:

INDUSTRIES

industries include fishing, See also:

glass-blowing, and the preparation of oil, See also:

FLOUR

flour and See also:

wax. In the See also:

early days of the Roman See also:

EMPIRE

empire Zara was a flourishing Roman See also:

COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony under the name of Jadera, subsequently changed to Diadora. It remained See also:

UNITED

united with the eastern empire down to 998, when it sought Venetian See also:

PROTECTION

protection. For the next four centuries it was always under Venetian or Hungarian See also:

RULE

rule, changing hands repeatedly. It was occupied by the Hungarians at the end of the 12th century, but was recaptured by the Venetians in 1202, with the aid of See also:

French crusaders on their way to See also:

PALESTINE

Palestine. In 1409 it was finally See also:

PURCHASED

purchased from See also:

Hungary by See also:

Venice for roo,000 ducats. In 1792 it passed into the See also:

possession of Austria.

From 1809 to 1813 it belonged to See also:

France. About 15 M. S.E. is Zara Vecchia, or Old Zara, an insignificant See also:

VILLAGE

village on the site of Biograd, the former residence of the Croatian See also:

KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings, which was destroyed during the See also:

WARS

wars between Venice and Hungary. See Angelo Nani, Zara, e suoi Dintorni (Zara, 1878), and Notizie Storiche della Citta di Zara, (Zara, 1883).

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