- Brindisi is a port city on the Adriatic in the Apulia Region of southern Italy, which has historically always been the main port of trade with Greece.
- It was the Roman port of Brundisium and was connected to Rome by the Via Appia (264 BCE). Under the Romans it was both a commercial and naval port located in Italia which connected Italy to the port of Durres and Greece.
History
- It was conquered by the Romans in 267 BCE and made it into a naval port which connected with Durres (Dyrrachium) and Greece and later to the Eastern Roman Empire.
Roman Sites
- A Roman Column
- The column stands in front of the harbour and was a landmark for sailors with a height of 61 ft 6″ (18.7m). It was one of a pair that marked the end of the Via Appia.
Museums
- ‘Francesco Ribezzo’ Brindisi Archeological Museum
- Piazza Duomo, 6, 72100, Brindisi.
- The Museum holds 3,000 bronze sculptures just from the classical Greek period, as well as Statues and busts from the Roman period.
Roman Roads
- Via Appia
- Via Traiana
- Brindidi-Benevento
- Via Egnatia
- After crossing the sea to Durres (Dyrrachium) in Greece, another Roman Road called the Via Egnatia continued all the way to Byzantium (Constantinople).
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