Cirra
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Cirra is an ancient Greek coastal town historically associated with the region around Crisa and the sanctuary of Delphi.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cirrha | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek town
ⓘ
ancient coastal settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | identified with remains near modern Kirra ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sanctuary of Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | First Sacred War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | subject of Sacred War by Amphictyonic League ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| economyBasedOn |
maritime trade
ⓘ
services to Delphi pilgrims ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Archaic period of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Amphictyonic League (after conquest)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local rulers of Crisaean region ⓘ |
| hasModernCorrespondence | area near modern Kirra (Greece) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
port of Crisa
ⓘ
port of Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece (as ruined/secondary site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | region of Phocis ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion |
Central Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corinthian Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek geographical literature ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Crisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Crisaean Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parnassus region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySanctuary | Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeOfConflict | destruction of the town ⓘ |
| partOf | Crisaean plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForConflict |
control of access to Delphi
ⓘ
tolling pilgrims to Delphi ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | cult of Apollo at Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | gateway for pilgrims to Delphi ⓘ |
| sourceType |
ancient literary sources
ⓘ
archaeological evidence ⓘ |
| terrain | coastal plain ⓘ |
| timeOfDestruction | early 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| transportFunction |
embarkation point for pilgrims
ⓘ
harbor for Delphi ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.