Thurii was an ancient Greek city on the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy, founded on or near the site of the renowned city of Sybaris, which it effectively succeeded. Its remains lie near Sibari in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, within the Sybaris archaeological park, and in Roman times the settlement continued under the names Copia and Copiae.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Thurii (Wikipedia)
History
Thurii was founded as a colony of Athens along with exiles from Sybaris in 443 BC.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Thurii (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.695, longitude 16.471111
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 16.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 16.25
39.75 16.25 Csa
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Rome; IT has this one zone in zone1970.tabQuote, Zone Europe/Rome; IT has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Rome 0:49:56 - LMT 1866 Dec 12 ... 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT
Wikidata: Thurii
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