Demetrias

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Demetrias was an ancient Greek city in the region of Thessaly, known as a significant Hellenistic and later Roman urban and naval center.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic city
ancient Greek city
archaeological site
connectedBy sea routes in the Aegean
country Ancient Greece
flourishedInCentury 2nd century BC
3rd century BC
flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period
foundedBy Demetrius I of Macedon
hasArchaeologicalRemains city walls
harbor installations
houses
sanctuaries
theatre
hasNearbySite Iolkos
Pagasae
hasPortOn Pagasetic Gulf
hasRole harbor city
naval base
royal residence
urban center
hasTypeOfGovernment polis
languageUsed Ancient Greek
locatedIn Greece
Magnesia
Thessaly NERFINISHED
locatedInModern Thessaly region of Greece
regional unit of Magnesia
locatedNear Pagasetic Gulf
modern Volos
namedAfter Demetrius I of Macedon NERFINISHED
partOf Hellenistic world
Kingdom of Macedon
Roman Empire
regionType coastal city
religionPracticed Ancient Greek religion
strategicImportance access to central Greece
control of Pagasetic Gulf
timeOfUse Hellenistic period
Late Antiquity
Roman period
underControlOf Antigonid dynasty
Roman Republic
urbanFeature planned street grid
public buildings
usedBy Macedonian navy
Roman navy


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