Caulonia
Americannoun
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Not long ago four columns were found in the sea at Cotrone two hundred yards from the beach; old sailors remember another group of columns visible at low tide near Caulonia.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
Fabius, therefore, threw out these men as a bait for Hannibal, to divert him from Tarentum; who instantly caught at it, and led his forces to Caulonia; in the meantime, Fabius sat down before Tarentum.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
Caulonia, my next halting-place, lay far off the line.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
Or that the malaria in older times forced Caulonia to wander towards healthier inland heights after the example of Sybaris-Terranova, and that the Romans continued to occupy this same site?
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
Be that as it may, the present town of Caulonia used to be called Castelvetere, and it appropriated the Greek name in accordance with a custom which has been largely followed hereabouts.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
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