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<< Other Photo Pages >> Metapontion - Ancient Village or Settlement in Italy in Basilicata

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 09 September 2007  Page Views: 4432

Multi-periodSite Name: Metapontion Alternative Name: Metapontum
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 2.221 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Basilicata Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Taranto  Nearest Village: Torremare
Latitude: 40.383959N  Longitude: 16.823786E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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A Greek city founded by Achaeans in the 8th century BCE.

There are remains of four Greek temples as well as a theatre.
The largest of the temples was dedicated to Apollo Lykaios and was begun in 540 BCE and consisted of 8 by 17 columns and measured 20.5m by 49m.
The second temple was dedicated to Hera and was begun in 560 BCE.
The third temple was built around 470 BCE and had 8 by 20 columns.
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