Ζάγκλη
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Ζάγκλη is the ancient Greek name for the city later known as Messina in Sicily, an important colony in Magna Graecia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
settlement in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Hellenic colonies in Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Greek colonies ⓘ |
| coast | northeastern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| colonizedBy | Ionian Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | indigenous Sicel populations ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chalcidians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek colonists ⓘ |
| foundedFrom |
Chalcis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euboea NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxos (Sicily) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harborType | natural harbor ⓘ |
| hasEthnic | Zanklaios (Ζαγκλαῖος) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Ζάγκλη ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Archaic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ |
| hasLaterName | Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Zancle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent | Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Greek word for "sickle" ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalFeature | sickle-shaped bay ⓘ |
| hasType |
coastal city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magna Graecia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Strait of Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Italian mainland at Calabria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek historical sources ⓘ |
| modernSite | city of Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | shape of the natural harbor ⓘ |
| neighboringCity | Rhegion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siceliote Greek cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | polis ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Sicilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access between Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas ⓘ |
| tradeRoutes | routes between Greece and central-western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| wasRenamedAs | Messene (Messana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRenamedBy | Anaxilas of Rhegion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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