Kephaloidion
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Kephaloidion is the ancient Greek name for the Sicilian coastal town now known as Cefalù, historically significant for its strategic location and long-standing settlement.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek colonization of Sicily ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Greek ⓘ |
| GreekNameOf | Cefalù NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSiteAtLocation | Cefalù Cathedral (medieval, at the same site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Cefalù NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalFeature |
natural harbor
ⓘ
prominent cliff above the town ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Classical antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-standing human settlement
ⓘ
strategic maritime location ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterCulturalSphere |
Byzantine (through continuity of the site)
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tyrrhenian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek word for head (kephalē) ⓘ |
| partOf | northern Sicilian coastal settlements ⓘ |
| presentIn | ancient geographical sources about Sicily ⓘ |
| region | Province of Palermo (modern administrative region for Cefalù) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
coastal position
ⓘ
proximity to important sea routes ⓘ rocky headland ⓘ |
| successorSettlement |
medieval town of Cefalù
ⓘ
modern town of Cefalù ⓘ |
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