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121Colonies in antiquity — The Mediterranean in ca. the 6th century BC. Phoenician cities are labelled in yellow, Greek cities in red, and other cities in grey. Colonies in antiquity were city states founded from a mother city its metropolis [1] , not from a territory at… …
122Greek hero cult — Cult Hero redirects here. For the Cure side project, see I m a Cult Hero. Greek deities series Primordial deities Titans and Olympian deities Aquatic deities Personified concepts Other deities Chthonic deities …
123Griko language — language name=Griko nativename=Κατωιταλιώτικα Katoitaliótika states=Italy region=Southern, east of Reggio, Salento and Aspromonte speakers=20,000 [Vincent N., Italian , in B.Comrie (ed.) The world s major languages , London, Croom Helm, p.p.279… …
124William Wilkins (architect) — William Wilkins RA (31 August 1778 ndash; 31 August 1839) was an English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist.Wilkins was born in Norwich, the son of a successful builder who also managed a chain of theatres. His brother George Wilkins… …
125Battle of Asculum (279 BC) — This article refers to the Pyrrhic War battle fought in 279 BC. For the Second Punic War battle fought in 209 BC, see Battle of Asculum (209 BC). Infobox Military Conflict caption=Most important places in the Pyrrhic War conflict=Battle of… …
126Mamertines — The Mamertines (Mamertini sons of Mars ) were mercenaries of Italian origin who had been hired from their home in Campania by Agathocles, the king of Syracuse. After Syracuse lost the Third Sicilian War, the city of Messana was ceded to Carthage… …
127Battle of Beneventum (275 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Beneventum partof=the Pyrrhic War date=275 BC place=Beneventum (modern Benevento), Campania, Italy result=Inconclusive, claimed by some to be a narrow Roman victory combatant1=Roman Republic combatant2 …
128History of Naples — A plan of the city of Naples from the 18th century The history of Naples is long and varied, beginning in the 9th century BCE Greeks colonized many parts of south Italy. Naples was one of the latter cities founded in the Magna Graecia, founded as …
