Heraclea Lucania

Heraclea was an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia, situated on the Gulf of Taranto between the rivers Aciris (modern Agri) and Siris (modern Sinni)[1]. The ruins are located in the modern comune of Policoro in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy[1]. Founded around 432 BC, it was established later than most other Greek cities in southern Italy[1]. The city held a strategic position controlling trade routes between the Adriatic and Ionian seas[1]. The site is now desolate, and the circumstances of its final extinction remain unknown[1].