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Caulonia (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 26 44 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.4450 decimal degrees |
| Long: 016 34 44 E degrees minutes |
Long: 16.5780 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by Achaean colonists in the 8th-7th centuries BCE; an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the shore of the Ionian Sea. After the destruction of the city by Rome in 200 BCE, the inhabitants moved inland to found Stilida, modern Stilo. Formerly believed to be on the site of Castelvetere (now also called Caulonia). |
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| Caulonia (preferred,C,V,Greek)
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| Kaulonia (C,V,Greek (transliterated))
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| Caulon (C,V)
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| Kaulōnía (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Καυλωνία (C,V,Greek)
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| Kaulon (C,V)
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Calabria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Caulonia (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| formerly identified as .... |
Caulonia .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italia, Calabria, Reggio di Calabria province) [7004319] |
| moved to .... |
Stilo .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italia, Calabria, Reggio di Calabria province) [7004321] |
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