Haliaetum

Haliaetum was a Roman port that stood in the area of Simon Bay, next to the modern village of Jagodje, on the northern Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. Remains visible at extreme low tide include parts of its pier as well as various port buildings.^[1] Some excavations have been carried out in recent years, with more excavations planned in the future. The site is also open to tourists. The port was first established around 178–177 BC following fierce resistance by the Histri, the indigenous population.^[2] It gave name to St. Mary of Haliaetum Church (Slovene: cerkev sv. Marije Alietske) in Izola, the coastal town just southwest of Jagodje. It was erected in the 11th century and was later redesigned in the Baroque style.

Izola, Slovenia, Haliaetum excavations

References

1. "Cities - SYCP". Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
2. From the Izola-Isola municipal website: "Rimski zasedbi Istre leta 178 pred n.št. so se Histri močno upirali, vendar so bili premagani" (The Roman occupation of Istria in 178 BC was strongly resisted by the Histri, but they were defeated). See http://www.izola.si/index.php?page=static&item=429&tree_root=296

External links

• Haliaetum on Geopedia

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