View of Gnatia and acropolis behind

Gnatia (also Egnatia or Ignatia, modern Anazzo, near Fasano, Egnatia in Greek) was an ancient city of the Messapii, and their frontier town towards the Sallentini (i. Acropolis (Gr akros akron edge extremity + polis city pl acropoleis For people with the surname Fasano see Fasano (surname Fasano is a town in Italy, in the Province of Brindisi, region Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly e. , of Apulia towards Calabria). Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of In Roman times it was of importance for its trade, lying as it did on the sea, at the point where the Via Traiana joined the coast road, 50 km SE of Barium. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC For Arabian road see Via Traiana Nova The Via Traiana was an ancient Roman road Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan An episcopal see in the Palaeo-Christian era, the city was probably abandoned in the High Middle Ages due to the spread of malaria in the area, or to Saracen attacks. Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam.

The ancient city walls have been almost entirely destroyed in recent times to provide building material, and the place is famous for the discoveries made in its tombs. A considerable collection of antiquities from Gnatia is preserved at Fasano, though the best are in the museum at Bari. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan

Coordinates: 40°53′07″N 17°22′51″E / 40.88528, 17.38083