Magna Graecia
historical region in Italy
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Summary
Magna Graecia is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,131 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Italy[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5]
- Location: Sicily[6]
- Commons category: Magna Graecia[7]
- Start time: 1050 BC[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Magna Graecia[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Pauly–Wissowa[18]
- Native label: Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς[19]
- Different from: Greater Greece[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Magna Graecia[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Magna Graecia include Scylletium[23], a ruins[24], in Italy[25].
Why It Matters
Magna Graecia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include Scylletium[23], a ruins[24], in Italy[25].