Brundisium
Brundisium is the ancient name for the city now known as Brindisi, located on the southeastern coast of Italy in the region of Apulia. It sits on the Adriatic Sea at the northern end of the Salento peninsula, a position that has long made it a natural gateway between Italy and the eastern Mediterranean.
The name Brundisium derives from the Latin form of a pre-Roman name, with Greek sources sometimes recording
Brundisium gained particular prominence as the terminus of the Via Appia, the great Roman road linking Rome
In later antiquity and the medieval period, Brundisium remained an important port, though it faced decline
Today, Brindisi remains an active commercial and passenger port with ferries and shipping links to Greece and