Rhegium
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Rhegium was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, located at the Strait of Messina and known for its strategic and commercial significance in Magna Graecia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhegium Julium | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient Greek city ⓘ polis ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Zancle
ⓘ
other Greek cities of Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Italy ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trade with Greek mainland
ⓘ
trade with Sicily ⓘ trade with Tyrrhenian coast ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chalcis
ⓘ
Ionians ⓘ
surface form:
Euboean Greeks
Greek colonists ⓘ Zancle ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| governedAs |
oligarchy
ⓘ
polis government ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| hadCultOf |
Apollo
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ Hera ⓘ |
| hadTyrant | Anaxilas of Rhegium ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Pyrrhic War
ⓘ
Second Punic War ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial importance
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | Romans ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Strait of Messina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabria
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | toe of the Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Reggio Calabria ⓘ |
| neighboringCity | Messana ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion | Bruttium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal city ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Anaxilas of Rhegium ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Strait of Messina shipping routes
ⓘ
control of access between Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas ⓘ |
| usedAlphabet | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.