LW-51 Dalmatia

The reduced province retained coastal cities, inland resources, roads, recruitment traditions, and Christian institutions. Salona remained a leading urban and ecclesiastical centre, while the nearby complex associated with Diocletian acquired its own later settlement history. Coastal and interior communities experienced political change differently.

Regional military authority in the fifth century could operate with considerable independence. Gothic government and Justinianic recovery followed, before later incursions and settlement transformed much of the interior. Selected Adriatic cities preserved stronger imperial relationships than surrounding districts. The late province therefore fragmented into several political and urban trajectories rather than ending everywhere at one date.