Leucas
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Leucas was an ancient Greek city and island in the Ionian Sea, known for its strategic location and later prominence as Leucadia (modern Lefkada).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leucas canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
ancient polis ⓘ island ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ionian maritime trade routes
ⓘ
navigation between mainland Greece and western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| colonizedBy | Corinth ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnania
mainland Greece by causeway in antiquity ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| governedAs | Greek city-state in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Leucade
ⓘ
Leucadia ⓘ Leukas ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Leucas (city) ⓘ |
| hasModernCity |
Lefkada
ⓘ
surface form:
Lefkada (town)
|
| hasModernName | Lefkada ⓘ |
| hasType | polis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
later prominence as Leucadia
ⓘ
strategic maritime position in the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greece
ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Sea region
|
| locatedNear |
Epirus coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnanian coast
western coast of mainland Greece ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent |
Lefkada
ⓘ
surface form:
Lefkada (island)
|
| partOf |
Ionian Islands
ⓘ
Ionian maritime networks ⓘ ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| region |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnania
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | entrance to the Ambracian Gulf ⓘ |
| topography | island separated from mainland by narrow strait ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.