🏛️ Hydruntum-Portus Sallentinus
Submerged Roman port city in the Salentine Peninsula
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Otranto, Lecce Province, Puglia, Italy
- Period: Roman settlement from 2nd century BCE; port developed under Augustus
- Status: Largely submerged; accessible only through underwater archaeology
- Significance: Strategic Mediterranean trade hub and military harbor
Hydruntum-Portus Sallentinus was a substantial Roman port settlement occupying the headland and harbor of present-day Otranto in southeastern ...