The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Otranto

Also known as Hydruntum

  • port
  • medieval port

Hydruntum, later Otranto, the heel-port of Italy facing the Adriatic narrows. It was the shortest crossing between Italy and the Balkans.

Type
port
Style
medieval port
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 254
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    Hydruntum, later Otranto, the heel-port of Italy facing the Adriatic narrows. It was the shortest crossing between Italy and the Balkans.

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