Locri Epizephyrii

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Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek colony
ancient Greek city
polis
archaeologicalRemainsInclude city walls
domestic quarters
necropolis
sanctuaries
theatre
countryDuringAntiquity Magna Graecia
economyBasedOn agriculture
craft production
maritime trade
foundedBy Epizephyrian Locrians
Greek colonists from Locris
Ozolian Locrians
hasArchaeologicalSite Locri archaeological park
hasCult cult of Aphrodite
cult of Persephone
cult of Zeus
hasLegalCodeAttributedTo Zaleucus
hasLegalCodeCharacteristic early codification of laws
strict regulations
written statutes
hasModernNameRelation near modern town of Locri
hasNotableFeature distinctive civic organization
early written legal code
important sanctuaries
influential legal institutions
noted for cultural influence
rich religious life
significant role in Magna Graecia
hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Aphrodite
Sanctuary of Persephone
Sanctuary of Zeus
knownFor high level of female religious participation
pinakes (votive tablets)
terracotta votive offerings
languageUsed Ancient Greek
locatedIn Calabria
Magna Graecia
southern Italy
locatedInPresentDay Italy
locatedNear Ionian Sea
Zephyrian promontory
partOf Greek world
network of Greek colonies in Italy
politicalSystem polis-based civic institutions
regionInAntiquity Bruttium
timePeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic period

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Locrians
hadColony
Locri Epizephyrii ("Locri archaeological park")
hasArchaeologicalSite
Magna Graecia
hasPart
Bruttium ("Locri")
importantCity
Rhegion
neighboringEntity
Persephone ("Locri")
worshipCenter

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