Regium Julium
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Regium Julium is the ancient Roman name for the city now known as Reggio Calabria in southern Italy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin toponym
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| ancientEthnicName | Regini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalCity | true ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Greek colony of Rhegion ⓘ |
| function |
commercial center
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| hasAncientNameVariant |
Regium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regium Iulium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernMunicipality | Reggio di Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernProvince | Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernRegion | Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedIntoRome | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bruttium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Strait of Messina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ toe of the Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | city of Reggio Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Reggio Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maritime trade
ⓘ
strategic military importance in southern Italy ⓘ |
| originalGreekName | Ῥήγιον (Rhegion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanCivilization | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanName | Rhegion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDuringRomanPeriod | Bruttium et Lucania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanStatus |
colonia
ⓘ
municipium ⓘ |
| strategicPosition | control of sea routes between Italy and Sicily ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Reggio Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Roman antiquity ⓘ |
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