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Multi-periodSite Name: Siritide Alternative Name: Heraclea, HeracleiaCountry: Italy Region: Basilicata Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Policoro
Latitude: 40.217360N Longitude: 16.669700E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The construction of the town started in 680 BCE thanks to the Greeks, who were coming from Colophon, but the town was destroyed in the 6th century BCE by the Achaean colonies in coalition with Metaponto, Crotone, and Sibari.
In 432 BCE, the town was rebuilt in the same place as before and was called Heraclea (also Heracleia or Herakleia). In very little time, it became richer and more famous than the nearby town Siris. In 280 BCE, the famous Battle of Heraclea happened there during the war between Taranto and Rome. In these places, Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated, with the help of his soldiers and elephants, Rome’s troops in a bloody battle, leading to numerous casualties in what has been called “una vittoria di Pirro” or Pyrrhus’s victory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policoro
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