Adria

Namesake of the Adriatic Sea, the city of Adria is thought to have been founded by the Veneti between the twelfth and ninth centuries BCE. It was rebuilt as a major port city by the Etruscans in the late sixth century BCE, and the Greeks, who sought Adria's port for the amber trade, made colonization efforts from Aegina and Syracuse. The Adriatic Sea would eventually shrink away from Adria, causing it to lose most of its importance by the 6th century CE.