Bari, Italy

Bari is a seaport on the Adriatic Sea, in southeastern Italy. The city has a population of 326,799 (2015) and covers 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi), while the urban area has 700,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has 1.3 million inhabitants.

The city was probably founded by the Peucetii tribe, and annexed by the Roman Republic in the 3rd century BC. After a tumultuous history which included rule by the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies among other masters, Bari became part of united Italy in the mid 19th century.

Bari in Through Darkest Europe
Bari was a battlefront during the Aquinist uprising of 2018.