Metapontum

Metapontum
Μεταπόντιον
	The theater of Metapontum was built on top of an older ekklesiasterion.
	Shown within Italy
Location	Metaponto, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
Region	Magna Graecia
Coordinates	40°23′00″N 16°49′28″E / 40.38333°N 16.82444°E
Type	Settlement
Area	150 ha (370 acres)[citation needed]
History
Founded	Between 700 and 690 BCE
Periods	Archaic Greece to Roman Empire
Associated with	Pythagoras
Site notes
Management	Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Basilicata
Website	Area archeologica di Metaponto (in Italian)

Metapontum or Metapontium (Ancient Greek: Μεταπόντιον, romanized: Metapontion) was an important city of Magna Graecia, situated on the gulf of Tarentum, between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus (modern Basento). It was distant about 20 km from Heraclea and 40 from Tarentum. The ruins of Metapontum are located in the frazione of Metaponto, in the comune of Bernalda, in the Province of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy.