Pithekoussai

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Pithekoussai was an important early Greek settlement in the western Mediterranean, located on the island of Ischia off the coast of Italy and known for its role in trade and cultural exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek settlement
archaeological site
alternativeName Pithecusa NERFINISHED
Pithecusae NERFINISHED
Pithekussai NERFINISHED
archaeologicalExcavationsConductedBy Giorgio Buchner NERFINISHED
associatedWith Euboean Greek dialect
country Italy
culture Greek
declinePeriod 6th century BCE
exported Greek pottery
metal goods
floruit 7th century BCE
8th century BCE
foundedBy Euboeans NERFINISHED
settlers from Chalcis
settlers from Eretria
founder Greek colonists from Euboea
hasPart Monte Vico settlement area
necropolis of San Montano NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation important archaeological heritage site of Italy
imported luxury goods
metals
inception 8th century BCE
c. 770 BCE
influenced development of nearby Cumae
knownFor Nestor’s Cup inscription
cultural exchange between Greeks and Italic peoples
early Greek presence in the western Mediterranean
long-distance trade
metallurgical activities
pottery production
locatedIn Bay of Naples NERFINISHED
Campania
Italy
western Mediterranean
locatedNear Cumae NERFINISHED
Naples NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Ischia NERFINISHED
namedAfter Greek word for monkeys or apes (píthēkos)
partOf Euboean trade network NERFINISHED
Greek colonization of the western Mediterranean NERFINISHED
period Archaic period
Geometric period NERFINISHED
significantEvent discovery of Nestor’s Cup with one of the earliest known Greek alphabetic inscriptions
tradeWith Etruscans NERFINISHED
Phoenicians NERFINISHED
indigenous Italic populations

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Eretria colonized Pithekoussai
Euboean Greek alphabet exportedTo Pithekoussai