Terina (ancient city)

Terina

Τερίνα
The site of Terina in 2020.
Shown within Italy
Location	Lamezia Terme, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
Coordinates	38°56′22″N 16°14′2″E / 38.93944°N 16.23389°E / 38.93944; 16.23389
History
Builder	Settlers from Croton
Founded	480–470 BC
Periods	Classical Greece to Roman Empire

Terina (Ancient Greek: Τερίνα and Τέρινα^[1]) was an ancient city located on the Piano di Tirena hill in Sant'Eufemia Vetere about 20 km (12 mi) from Lamezia Terme in Calabria. The site of the city was allegedly found in 1922 by the archaeologist Paolo Orsi near the modern village of Sant'Eufemia Vetere. A systematic archaeological investigation was made from 1997 ^{[citation needed]} and coins, inscriptions and other artefacts retrieved from the site can be seen in the Museo Archeologico Lametino in Lamezia Terme.

The site is surrounded by two rivers, Savuto and Grande and matches the description by Strabo^{[citation needed]} written around 20 AD.