Scylletium
Σκυλλήτιον Scolacium | |
Remains of Amphithéâtres of Scolacium. | |
Scylletium Shown within Italy | |
| Location | Borgia, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′33″N 16°35′44″E / 38.80917°N 16.59556°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1982 |
| Management | Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Calabria |
| Website | ArcheoCalabriaVirtual (in Italian) |
Scylletium, later Minervium and Colonia Minervia, was an ancient seaside city in present-day Calabria, southern Italy. Its ruins can be found at the frazione (borough) of Roccelletta in Borgia, near Catanzaro, facing the Gulf of Squillace.