- Lagaria
Lagaria (Greek: polytonic|Λαγαρία), was an ancient town of
Lucania , situated betweenThurii and the river Siris (modern Sinni); which, according to the commonly received legend, was founded by a colony of Phocians under the command ofEpeius , the architect of theTrojan Horse . (Strab. vi. 1. 14.; Lycophr. "Alex." 930; Tzetz. "ad loc.")Strabo , the only geographical writer who mentions Lagaria, calls it only a fortress (polytonic|Φρούριον), and it was probably never a place of any importance; though deriving some celebrity in later times from the excellence of its wine, which was esteemed one of the best inItaly . (Strab. "l. c."; Pliny xiv. 6. s. 8.) The statement of Strabo, above quoted, is the only clue to its position, which cannot therefore be determined with any certainty.Cluverius placed it atNocara , about 16 km from the sea, and this conjecture (for it is nothing more) has been adopted byRomanelli . The editors of theBarrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World , along with most modern scholars, place the ruins of Lagaria at Monte Coppolo, in the "comune " ofValsinni ,Matera Province ,Basilicata . [Barrington|46] The wines of this neighborhood are said still to preserve their ancient reputation. (Cluver. "Ital." p. 1272; Romanelli, vol. i. p. 248.)References
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