Kroton
E911634
Kroton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its philosophers, athletes, and role in Magna Graecia.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| alliedWith | other Achaean colonies ⓘ |
| approximateFoundationDate |
c. 710 BC
ⓘ
late 8th century BC ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Parco Archeologico di Capo Colonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage | silver staters ⓘ |
| coinSymbol |
Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tripod ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenic ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Hellenistic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyed | Sybaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionOfSybarisDate | 510 BC ⓘ |
| engagedInConflictWith | Sybaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationLegend | oracle of Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Achaean Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myskellos of Rhypes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSanctuary | Hera Lacinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitizen |
Alcmaeon of Croton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astylos of Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ Democedes of Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ Milo of Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
had the best physicians in the Greek world
ⓘ
produced many Olympic victors ⓘ |
| hosted | Pythagorean brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pythagorean school
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
athletics ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ role in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Bruttians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bruttium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Taranto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Milo of Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Crotone, Calabria, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySanctuary | Temple of Hera Lacinia at Capo Colonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Greek colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | oligarchic government ⓘ |
| region | Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| romanName | Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | important port in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | Hannibalic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Crotone