Magna Graecia

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title: Magna Graecia
text: Magna Graecia is a term that was used for the Greek-speaking areas of Southern Italy, in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily; these regions were extensively populated by Greek settlers starting from the 8th century BC. The settlements in this region, founded initially by their metropoleis, eventually evolved into strong Greek city-states (poleis), functioning independently. The settlers brought with them their Hellenic civilization, and developed
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description: Historical region of Italy formerly inhabited by the ancient Greeks
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Graecia
date created: 2002-03-19T13:51:48Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T04:57:02Z
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