🏛️ Venusia-Tarentum
Roman archaeological site in Apulia, southern Italy
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Basilicata region near Venosa, southern Italy
- Founded as a Roman colony in 291 BCE following the Battle of Sentinum
- Strategic settlement linking the Via Appia trade route
- Site contains ruins of houses, fortifications, and public structures from the Republican and Imperial periods
Venusia was established as a Roman military and civilian colony in the late 4th century BCE on the ...