Megara

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ancient Greek city-state polis

Megara is an ancient Greek city-state in the region of Attica, historically known for its strategic location near the Isthmus of Corinth and its role in early Greek philosophy and colonization.

Aliases (1)

Megara Hyblaea ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city-state → polis →
allyOf	Sparta →
associatedWithPhilosopher	Eubulides of Megara → Euclid of Megara →
country	Ancient Greece →
currency	drachma →
ethnicGroup	Dorians →
foundedColony	Astacus → Byzantium → Chalcedon → Megara Hyblaea → Selinus → Selymbria →
governedBy	oligarchy →
hasAcropolis	Alcathous → Caria →
hasGulf	Corinthian Gulf → Saronic Gulf →
hasHarbor	Nisaea →
hasPhilosophicalSchool	Megarian school →
hasRegion	Megaris →
hasSanctuary	sanctuary of Apollo → sanctuary of Demeter →
hasTemple	temple of Athena →
involvedIn	Peloponnesian War →
issued	Megarian coinage →
knownFor	Greek colonization → Megarian school of philosophy → early Greek philosophy → maritime trade → strategic location near the Isthmus of Corinth →
language	Ancient Greek →
locatedEastOf	Corinth →
locatedIn	Attica → Greece →
locatedInPresentDay	West Attica regional unit →
locatedNear	Isthmus of Corinth →
locatedWestOf	Athens →
memberOf	Peloponnesian League →
mentionedBy	Herodotus → Pausanias → Thucydides →
modernSuccessor	Megara (modern town) →
participatedIn	Greco-Persian Wars →
partOf	Megaris →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
rivalOf	Athens →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Archidamian War → Battle of Plataea →	belligerent
Euclid of Megara → Megarian school →	region
Eubulides of Miletus →	associatedWith
Peace of Nicias →	excludedParty
Megara ("Megara Hyblaea") →	foundedColony
Chalcedon →	foundedFrom
Classical Greece →	hasMajorCity
Peloponnesian League →	hasMember
Megarian school →	namedAfter
Dorians →	notablePolis
Ichthyas of Megara →	placeOfActivity
Euclid of Megara →	placeOfBirth
Salamis Island →	separatesFrom