Thurii
Sign in to saveThurii (; ; ), called also by some Latin writers Thūrium (compare , in Ptolemy), and later in Roman times also Cōpia and Cōpiae, was an ancient Greek city situated on the Gulf of Taranto, near or on the site of the great renowned city of Sybaris, whose place it may be considered as having taken. The ruins of the city can be found in the Sybaris archaeological park near Sibari in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
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- Ancient site.name
- Thurii
- Ancient site.native_name
- Θούρῐοι (Thoúrioi)
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Θούρῐον (Thoúrion), Thurium, Copia, Copiae
- Ancient site.image
- Sybaris archeological park 1.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Overview of excavated ruins, possibly from Thurii
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy
- Ancient site.location
- Sibari, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- Ancient site.region
- Bruttium
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.website
- ArcheoCalabriaVirtual
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- History
- Foundation
- War and conflict
- Roman dependency
- Abandonment
- The site
- Coinage
- Famous people
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Thurii (; ; ), called also by some Latin writers Thūrium (compare , in Ptolemy), and later in Roman times also Cōpia and Cōpiae, was an ancient Greek city situated on the Gulf of Taranto, near or on the site of the great renowned city of Sybaris, whose place it may be considered as having taken. The ruins of the city can be found in the Sybaris archaeological park near Sibari in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
== History == thumb|300px|main street of Thurii. thumb|Excavated remains of buildings, possibly from Thurii. thumb|Excavated mosaic floor with swastikas, possibly from Thurii.