Κολοφών
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Κολοφών was an ancient Ionian Greek city in Asia Minor, noted as a cultural and commercial center and traditionally associated with early Greek poetry and philosophy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ionian city
ⓘ
ancient Greek city ⓘ polis ⓘ |
| ancientName | Κολοφών NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mimnermus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xenophanes of Colophon NERFINISHED ⓘ early elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| culture | Ionian Greek culture ⓘ |
| dialect | Ionic Greek ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
horse breeding ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins near modern Değirmendere ⓘ |
| hasCitizenshipEthnonym | Colophonian ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySanctuary | Clarion sanctuary of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial center
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ early Greek philosophy ⓘ early Greek poetry ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ production of fine horses ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinName | Colophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebedos NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| partOf | Ionian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-state ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal city ⓘ |
| religiousCult |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
decline in importance under Roman rule
ⓘ
destruction in the Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonian rule ⓘ |
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