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title: Magna Graecia
author: Future Perfect At Sunrise
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1058/magna-graecia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Magna Graecia

_Authored by Future Perfect At Sunrise_

## Image File

[![Magna Graecia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1058.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1058.png)

## Image Caption

[Magna Graecia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Magna_Graecia/) (Megalē Hellas) refers to the coastal areas of southern [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) which were colonized by various [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)-states from the 8th to 5th centuries BCE. Later writers such as Strabo also included [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/) and eventually the term came to signify the whole Greek world.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sunrise, F. P. A. (2013, February 10). Magna Graecia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1058/magna-graecia/>
### Chicago
Sunrise, Future Perfect At. "Magna Graecia." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 10, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1058/magna-graecia/>.
### MLA
Sunrise, Future Perfect At. "Magna Graecia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Feb 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1058/magna-graecia/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Graecia_ancient_colonies_and_dialects.svg) by [**Future Perfect At Sunrise**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Graecia_ancient_colonies_and_dialects.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 February 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.