Locations

Location Type
Latitude 43.6333
Longitude 13.5
Getty TGN 7003980
Database ID 419

Notes

  • [a] Located on the Adriatic Sea; was founded by Greeks from Syracuse; thrived as Roman naval base after Illyrian War of 178 BCE; given to popes by Charlemagne in 774 CE; later was maritime republic; again under papal rule from 1532.