🏛️ Locri-Metaurum
Archaeological site of a Hellenistic Greek colony and Roman settlement in Calabria
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Gerace, Calabria, southern Italy (38.183485°N, 15.645572°E)
- Founded as Locri Epizephyrii by Greek colonists from the Peloponnese, circa 7th century BCE
- Later occupied and expanded under Roman administration
- Remains include temple foundations, fortification walls, and ceramic deposits spanning Hellenistic to Roman periods
Locri-Metaurum is an archaeological site in southern Calabria preserving material remains from one of the most significant Greek ...