Heraclea Lucania
Ancient city · Italy
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 431 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.219, 16.670
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: древний город в Лукании
History
Heraclea, also Heracleia or Herakleia, was an ancient city. It was situated on the Gulf of Taranto between the rivers Aciris and Siris. The ruins of the city are located in the modern comune of Policoro in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy.