Metapontum
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Metapontum was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, known for its fertile land, temples, and role within the colonies of Magna Graecia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metaponto | 1 |
| Metaponto (frazione of Bernalda) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ polis ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Croton
ⓘ
Sybaris ⓘ Tarentum ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| declineDuring | Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apollo
ⓘ
Athena ⓘ Hera ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Achaeans
ⓘ
Greek colonists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Metapontum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Metaponto
|
| hasIconography | ear of barley on coins ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
Doric temple columns
ⓘ
house foundations ⓘ sanctuary remains ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
agora
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Apollo
ⓘ
Temple of Athena ⓘ Temple of Hera ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile agricultural land
ⓘ
production of grain ⓘ temples ⓘ urban planning on a grid plan ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basilicata
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
|
| locatedNear |
Gulf of Tarentum
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Taranto
Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of Lucania ⓘ |
| memberOf | Achaean League of cities in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Metapontum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Metaponto (frazione of Bernalda)
|
| participatedIn | political affairs of Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaean colonies in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Lucania ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
bronze coins
ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Metaponto
this entity surface form:
Metaponto (frazione of Bernalda)