Salapia (also called Salpe and Salpi) is an ancient settlement and bishopric in Daunia, Italy near Cerignola and Manfredonia. The settlement was probably built for and named after the salt marsh - the ancient Lake Salpi is now Saline di Margherita di Savoia. Salapia is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, Ptolemy and probably the "Elpia" of Strabo, but according to Smith (1857) in relation to the later town, and not an earlier original settlement.
Salapia (also called Salpe and Salpi) is an ancient settlement and bishopric in Daunia, Italy near Cerignola and Manfredonia. The settlement was probably built for and named after the salt marsh - the ancient Lake Salpi is now Saline di Margherita di Savoia. Salapia is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, Ptolemy and probably the "Elpia" of Strabo, but according to Smith (1857) in relation to the later town, and not an earlier original settlement.
== Topography == The first attestation of Salapia dates back to the 4th century BC with the toponym Salapia vetus, mentioned by Vitruvius, known among scholars as "pre-Roman Salapia". However, its foundation is certainly much earlier and is rooted in the myth of Diomedes, colonizer of the Adriatic, from which derives the toponym Elpia, cited by Strabo with reference to a location founded by Rhodians.
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