Selymbria
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Selymbria was an ancient Greek colony on the Propontis (Sea of Marmara), known as a coastal city strategically located near the later site of Constantinople.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selymbria canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient Greek city ⓘ ancient coastal city ⓘ |
| coast | northern shore of the Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| culture | Hellenic ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Greek colony ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Selybria
ⓘ
Selybria ⓘ
surface form:
Selybriae
Selybria ⓘ
surface form:
Selymvria
|
| hasHarbor | yes ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Silivri ⓘ |
| hasType | port city ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to the later site of Constantinople
ⓘ
strategic coastal position on the Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterUnderRuleOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thrace ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | European Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Byzantium
ⓘ
Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| locatedOn |
Sea of Marmara
ⓘ
surface form:
Propontis
Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
maritime approaches to Byzantium
ⓘ
sea route between the Aegean and the Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Istanbul ⓘ |
| modernMunicipality | Silivri ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosporus (via Propontis)
|
| partOf |
Greek colonial network in the Propontis
ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Thrace
|
| strategicLocation | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.