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Sybaris (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 42 54 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.7157 decimal degrees |
| Long: 016 29 24 E degrees minutes |
Long: 16.4909 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located near Terranova di Sibari; oldest city of Magna Graecia, noted for its luxury (hence English word 'sybaritic'); founded ca. 720 BCE by Achaeans and Troezenians; was defeated in war with Crotone and was utterly destroyed in 510 BCE. |
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| Sybaris (preferred,C,V)
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| Sibari (C,V)
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| Castiglione Di Paludi (H,V)
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| Sybaris-Thurii (H,V)
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| Thurii (H,V)
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| Copia (H,V)
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Calabria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Sybaris (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 720 BCE, destroyed ca. 510 BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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Crotone diverted a stream over the ruins in 510 BC; site was rediscovered under river mud in 1960s |
| inhabited place (H) |
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