The Dalmatian port of Zadar has become…

The Dalmatian port of Zadar has become poor under the rule of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, with many civic buildings turning into ruins due to its advanced age.

It had been hit about the same time (sixth century) by an earthquake, which had destroyed entire complexes of monumental Roman architecture, whose parts would later serve as material for building houses.

This had caused a loss of population and created demographic changes in the city, then gradually repopulated by the inhabitants from its hinterland.

Six decades of Gothic rule have however saved those old Roman Municipal institutions that were still in function, while religious life in Dalmatia has even intensified in the last years, so that there is a need for the foundation of additional bishoprics.

Zadar in 553 passes to the control of the Empire.