Metapontum was an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the Gulf of Tarentum in southern Italy, between the Bradanus and Casuentus rivers, roughly 20 kilometers from Heraclea and 40 kilometers from Tarentum. Its site lies near modern Bernalda in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, and its surviving ruins include a Greek theater.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude40.416078 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Wikipedia (Italian): Metaponto (sito archeologico)
Wikipedia (Italian)Article text: founding statementQuote, Article text: founding statement
Metaponto fu una colonia greca fondata intorno alla seconda metà del VII secolo a.C. tra le foci dei fiumi Bradano e Basento, da gruppi achei provenienti dal Peloponneso (Acaia, Arcadia, Elide) su invito dei Sibariti.
2. Metapontum (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.416078, longitude 16.816764
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 4 m
View the SourceWikidata: Metapontum
Wikidata Q1058770, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Metapontum (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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