page_title: Brindisi
section_title: Roman period
hierarchical_section_title: Brindisi / Human geography / Roman period
caption_attribution_description: English: Two columns mark the end of the Via Appia at the harbour of Brindisi Deutsch: Zwei Säulen markieren das Ende der Via Appia am Hafen von Brindisi
context_page_description: Brindisi is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
  Historically, the city has played an important role in trade and culture, due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture, chemical works, and the generation of electricity.
  The city of Brindisi was the provisional government seat of the Kingdom of Italy from September 1943 to February 1944.
context_section_description: From an urban point of view [58] [59], the city's earliest signs of human settlement are on the promontory of Punta Terre, a coastal area outside the port.  As a Roman colony ( 244 BC ), the city experienced a major urban expansion that ensued economic and social development.  According to Pliny the Elder, Brindisi was one of the most important Italian cities.
caption: Roman pillar signaling the end of the Appian Way
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