Magna Graecia

Also known as: Greater Greece
Description: Coastal region of southern Italy colonized by Greek settlers, known for its philosophers and schools
Coordinates: 39.5, 16.5

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The coastal region of southern Italy colonized by Greek settlers, known for its philosophers and schools. Plato traveled there.

Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship

II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — Plato traveled to the coast of Italy once called Magna Graecia
"that coast of Italy which was once called Magna Graecia"