Metapontum

This article is about the city. For the philosopher, see Hippasus of Metapontum.

Metapontum
Μεταπόντιον (Ancient Greek)
The theater of Metapontum was built on top of an older ekklesiasterion.
Location within Italy
40°23′00″N 16°49′28″E
Type	Settlement
Periods	Archaic Greece to Roman Empire
Associated with	Pythagoras
Location	Metaponto, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy
Region	Magna Graecia
History
Built	Between 700 and 690 BCE
Site notes
Area	150 ha (370 acres)
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 ancient 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, southern Italy.