Demetrias

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Hellenistic city ancient Greek city archaeological site

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

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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Magnesia →	contains
Thessaly →	containsCity
Magnesia →	foundedCity
Magnetes →	hadMainCity
Magnetes →	hadSanctuaryAt
Magnesia →	majorCity
Letter to Demetrias →	recipient
Letter to Demetrias →	writtenFor