Naupactus
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Naupactus was an ancient Greek port city of strategic importance on the Corinthian Gulf, historically associated with the region of Locris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naupactus canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| ancientNameInGreek |
Nafpaktos
ⓘ
surface form:
Ναύπακτος
|
| associatedWith |
Locrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Ozolian Locrians
|
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalSphere | Hellenic world ⓘ |
| function |
commercial port
ⓘ
naval station ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | north shore of the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access between the Corinthian Gulf and the wider Ionian Sea
ⓘ
naval operations in western Greece ⓘ |
| hasType |
coastal settlement
ⓘ
harbor town ⓘ |
| historicalRegionAssociation |
Aetolia
ⓘ
Locris ⓘ |
| knownFor |
good harbor
ⓘ
strategic port position ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Locris
Locris ⓘ
surface form:
Ozolian Locris
|
| locatedNear | entrance of the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Nafpaktos ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | traditionally derived from Greek words for "ship" (naus) and "to build" (pēgnymi) ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Gulf of Patras ⓘ |
| oppositeCoast | northern Peloponnese ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek world of classical antiquity ⓘ |
| region | central Greece ⓘ |
| strategicImportanceFor |
Greek city-states engaged in western Greek affairs
ⓘ
control of approaches to the Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of maritime routes into central Greece
ⓘ
control of shipping in the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military stronghold
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.