Mura greche di Hipponion

wall · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

The Greek walls of the city of Hipponion, later Vibo Valentia, were established in the sixth century BCE. They originally stood to some 10 meters in height and had a circuit of 6 to 7 kilometers. The extant tracts were rediscovered in the early twentieth century and excavated by Paolo Orsi.