Histria archaeological site
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The Histria archaeological site is the remains of an ancient Greek colony on the western Black Sea coast, renowned as one of the earliest urban settlements in the region and a key center of trade and culture in antiquity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient city ruin ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek culture
ⓘ
Roman provincial culture ⓘ |
| currentUse | open-air archaeological site ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century AD ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Romanian archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1914 ⓘ |
| floruit |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Greek colonists from Miletus ⓘ |
| governedBy | Miletus (in early period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearby | Histria Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acropolis
ⓘ
agora ⓘ basilicas ⓘ city walls ⓘ harbor installations ⓘ necropolis ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument of Romania ⓘ |
| inception | c. 657 BC ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Constanța County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dobruja NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Histria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Sinoe Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of Istria ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient region of Scythia Minor
ⓘ
network of Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ |
| religion |
ancient Greek polytheism
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Greek colonization of the Black Sea
ⓘ
ancient trade between Greeks and local populations ⓘ early urbanization on the western Black Sea coast ⓘ epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ numismatic finds ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| tradeWith |
Greek cities of the Aegean
ⓘ
local Geto-Dacian populations ⓘ |
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