Altinum

Altinum

Remains of the Roman decumanus
Location of Altinum within Northern Italy
Coordinates	45°32′47″N 12°23′56″E / 45.54639°N 12.39889°E / 45.54639; 12.39889
Type	city
Part of	Venetia et Histria
History
Periods	Venetic, Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, Lombard

Altinum (in Altino, a frazione of Quarto d'Altino) was an ancient town of the Veneti^[1] 15 km southeast of modern Treviso, close to the mainland shore of the Lagoon of Venice. It was also close to the mouths of the rivers Dese, Zero and Sile. A flourishing port and trading centre during the Roman period, it was destroyed by Attila the Hun in 452. The town recovered, but was later abandoned when sea-borne sand began to cover it over. Its inhabitants moved to Torcello and other islands of the northern part of the lagoon.

Today Altinum is an archaeological area and has a national archaeological museum.