Po redaktohet Nesactium

{{Short description|Ancient Histri village}}
{{more footnotes|date=August 2015}}
[[File:Painting of Nesactium of the Histri from museum in Pola (Nazario).jpg|thumb|Nesactium]]
[[File:Nesactium, Histrian vase.jpg|thumb|Nesactium, Histrian vase]]
[[File:Nesactium-ruins.JPG|thumb|Ruins of Nesactium]]

'''Nesactium''' ([[Istrian dialect]]: ''Vizače'', {{lang-hr|Nezakcij}}, {{lang-it|Nesazio}}) was an ancient [[fortified town]] and [[hill fort]] of the [[Histri]] tribe. Its ruins are located in southern [[Istria]], [[Croatia]], between the villages of [[Muntić]] and [[Valtura]].

==History==
[[File:Histrian tomb.JPG|thumb|Histrian tomb from Nesactium. Reconstrucion in the historical museum in Pola]]
In pre-Roman times, Nesactium, ruled by its legendary king [[Epulon]], was the capital of the tribal population of the peninsula called [[Histri]], who were also connected to the prehistoric [[Castellieri culture]]. Some theories state a later [[Celts|Celtic]] influence, but who they were and where they came from has never been discovered for certain. It is believed that their main economic activities were trade and piracy all over the ancient Mediterranean Sea.

In 177 BC, the town was conquered by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] and destroyed.<ref name="megalithic">{{cite web|url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6335349|title=Nesactium Hillfort|work=megalithic.co.uk|access-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> Rebuilt upon the original Histrian pattern, it was a Roman town until 46–45 BC, when the Ancient Greek colony Polai was elevated{{clarify|date=August 2015}} to Pietas Iulia, today [[Pula]]. The town was located on the ancient road [[Via Flavia]], which connected [[Trieste]] to [[Dalmatia]]. The area was abandoned by the Romans in the 6th century, following the Avaro-Slav invasions.<ref name="megalithic"/> Its Histro-Roman walls still remain.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://istrianet.org/istria/archeology/castellieri/nesactium/index.htm Nesactium on Istrianet.org]
** [http://istrianet.org/istria/archeology/castellieri/nesazio/history1.htm History of Nesactium]
* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6335349 Neolithic Nesactium Hillfort]

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[[Category:Roman fortifications in Croatia]]


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