Altinum
Sign in to saveAltinum (in Altino, a frazione of Quarto d'Altino) was an ancient town of the Veneti 15 km southeast of modern Treviso, close to the mainland shore of the Lagoon of Venice. It was also close to the mouths of the rivers Dese, Zero and Sile. A flourishing port and trading centre during the Roman period, it was destroyed by Attila the Hun in 452. The town recovered, but was later abandoned when sea-borne sand began to cover it over. Its inhabitants moved to Torcello and other islands of the northern part of the lagoon.
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- Ancient site.name
- Altinum
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- File:Altino scavi.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Remains of the Roman decumanus
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy North
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- Location of Altinum within Northern Italy
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- City
- Ancient site.part_of
- Venetia et Histria
- Ancient site.epochs
- Venetic, Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, Lombard
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- Pre-Roman Altinum
- Roman Altinum
- Mentions by ancient writers
- Medieval history
- Despoliation of the town
- Archaeological and remote sensing studies
- The port and the canals
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Altinum (in Altino, a frazione of Quarto d'Altino) was an ancient town of the Veneti 15 km southeast of modern Treviso, close to the mainland shore of the Lagoon of Venice. It was also close to the mouths of the rivers Dese, Zero and Sile. A flourishing port and trading centre during the Roman period, it was destroyed by Attila the Hun in 452. The town recovered, but was later abandoned when sea-borne sand began to cover it over. Its inhabitants moved to Torcello and other islands of the northern part of the lagoon.
Today Altinum is an archaeological area and has a national archaeological museum.