Stari Grad 1 - Island Hvar - Croatia Stock Photo

Stari Grad was originally named Faros by the Greek settlers from the island of Paros, who arrived in 384 BC. It is thought that the name may come from the previous inhabitants of the area. A great naval battle was recorded a year after the establishment of Pharos colony by a Greek inscription in Pharos 384 – 383 BC and by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus 80 – 29 BC, initiated by conflicts between the Greek colonists and the indigenous Hvar islanders, the Liburnians, who asked their compatriots for support.