Cassandreia
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Cassandreia was an ancient Macedonian city strategically located on the Chalcidice peninsula, founded and developed into a major urban center during the Hellenistic period.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| controlled |
access to the Chalcidice peninsula
ⓘ
sea routes in the northern Aegean ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Macedonian culture
ⓘ
Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| declinedDuring | late Roman period ⓘ |
| foundationPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 316 BCE ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Cassander of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedOnSiteOf | Potidaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
fortification walls
ⓘ
harbor installations ⓘ urban structures ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
fortified city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chalcidice peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia (ancient kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pallene peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thermaic Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronean Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| modernPeninsulaNamedAfter | Kassandra (peninsula) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear | Nea Potidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cassander of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosperedDuring |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
early Roman period ⓘ |
| region |
Central Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chalcidice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commercial center
ⓘ
major urban center ⓘ strategic military base ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | narrow isthmus between Pallene and mainland Chalcidice ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Byzantine Kassandreia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Antigonid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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