Historical place profile
Lokroi Epizephyrioi
Locri is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, in southern Italy. Epizephyrian Locris was founded ca. 680 BC near modern Capo Zefirio, by the Locrians, apparently under the Opuntii (East Locrians) from the city of Opus, but also including Ozolae (West Locrians) and Lacedaemonians.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:452369
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:452369
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 38.226296, 16.244340
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Locri is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, in southern Italy. Epizephyrian Locris was founded ca. 680 BC near modern Capo Zefirio, by the Locrians, apparently under the Opuntii (East Locrians) from the city of Opus, but also including Ozolae (West Locrians) and Lacedaemonians.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 46 D5 Lokroi Epizephyrioi
Source and reuse
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Research path
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