Greek colonists from Chalcis establish Rhegion, a…

729 BCE to 718 BCE

Greek colonists from Chalcis establish Rhegion, a port city (present Reggio di Calabria) on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Messina in southern Italy's Calabria region, circa 720 BCE as a daughter city to Zankle (the ancient name of Messina).

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Rhegium > Reggio di Calabria Calabria Italy View →

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Ionians View → Greece, classical View → Sicily, classical View → Italy, classical View → Chalcis, City-State of View → Magna Graecia View → Zancle (Dorian Greek) city-state of View →

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Younger Subboreal Period View → Iron Age Europe View → Greek colonization View → Iron Age Cold Epoch View → Classical antiquity View →

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Weapons View → Grains and produce View → Ceramics View → Strategic metals View → Beer, wine, and spirits View → Land View →

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Origins View → Environment View → Government View → Movements View →

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