🏛️ Tarentum-Metapontum
Greco-Roman archaeological zone in southern Italy
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Basilicata region, southern Italy, near the Ionian coast
- Encompasses two distinct ancient Greek colonies: Tarentum (modern Taranto) and Metapontum (modern Metaponto)
- Both sites date to the 8th–7th centuries BCE, established during Greek colonization of southern Italy
- Metapontum was destroyed during the Second Punic War (3rd century BCE)
Tarentum-Metapontum represents two of the most significant Greek settlements in Magna Graecia, the region of Greek colonies in ...