Magna Graecia

American  

[mag-nuh gree-shee-uh, mahg-nah grahy-ki-ah] / ˈmæg nə ˈgri ʃi ə, ˈmɑg nɑ ˈgraɪ kɪˌɑ /

noun

1. the ancient colonial cities and settlements of Greece in S Italy.

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Magna Graecia British  

/ ˈmæɡnə ˈɡriːʃɪə /

noun

1. (in the ancient world) S Italy, where numerous colonies were founded by Greek cities

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Etymology

Origin of Magna Graecia

Latin: Great Greece

Example Sentences

The items, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century BC, include works belonging to the periods of the Etruscan civilisation, Magna Graecia and Imperial Rome.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023

The largest number were on the island of Sicily and in southern Italy, the region the Greeks referred to as Magna Graecia or “Greater Greece.”

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It was part of Magna Graecia, the area of southern Italy colonized by Greek city-states.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

The city was settled mainly by colonists from Crete and Rhodes in an area the Romans called Magna Graecia, or “Greater Greece.”

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020

Assyria and Lydia, the great cities of Magna Graecia which lived in a dream of luxury, what are they now?

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel