Scylletium

Scylletium, later Minervium and Colonia Minervia, was an ancient seaside city in present-day , . Its ruins can be found at the frazione of Roccelletta in , near , facing the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: human settlement in Borgia, Calabria, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
  • Also known as: “Escilaceu”, “Escilacèum”, “Escolàcium”, “Mint of Scylletium”, “Parco archeologico di Scolacium”, “Parco Archeologico di Scolacium”, “Scolatium”, “Skylletion”, “Сколациум”, and “Сцилациум”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Catanzaro Lido railway station and Catanzaro Lido railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the railway… is situated 2½ km northeast of Scylletium.

Railway station
Photo: ShayParkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km northeast of Scylletium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roccelletta and Catanzaro Lido.

Village
Photo: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Town
Photo: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Scylletium.

Hamlet
Photo: Salvatore Migliari, CC BY 3.0.
or de Stalettì is a frazione… is situated 5 km southwest of Scylletium.

Scylletium

Latitude
38.80774° or 38° 48′ 28″ north
Longitude
16.59369° or 16° 35′ 37″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8FCRRH5V+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 170098139
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10792287
Wiki­data ID
Q1084264
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Scylletium” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Скілацыум”
  • Bulgarian: “Скилациум”
  • Catalan: “Escil·lècion”
  • Danish: “Scolacium”
  • Dutch: “Scylletium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيليشيام”
  • French: “Scolacium”
  • Greek: “Σκυλλήτιον Σκυλάκιον”
  • Italian: “Scolacium”
  • Japanese: “シレチウム”
  • Russian: “Скилаций”
  • Sicilian: “Scolacium”
  • Slovenian: “Scolacium”
  • Slovenian: “Scylletium”
  • Turkish: “Scylletium”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Villaggio le Roccelle and Fiasco Baldaia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cammello Grigio and Discoteca Atmosfera.

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