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Heraclea Lucania

Policoro, Italy · built -431

Heraclea, also Heracleia or Herakleia (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια), was an ancient city. It was situated on the Gulf of Taranto between the rivers Aciris (modern Agri) and Siris (modern Sinni). The ruins of the city are located in the modern comune of Policoro in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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