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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Southern Italy was divided into four regions during the time
of Augustus........................................................................................ 5
Figure 2 Location of the marble carriers from Croton..................................... 6
Figure 3 Santa Maria di Leuca, the Gulf of Tarentum, Croton,
and Capo Colonna.............................................................................. 8
Figure 4 A solitary Doric column of the Greek Temple of Hera Lacinia
at Capo Colonna................................................................................. 9
Figure 5 Minimum and maximum distances, in kilometers, from coast
to coast and north to south, in Calabria.............................................. 11
Figure 6 The two sides of the Strait seen from the town of Scilla, in Calabria. 12
Figure 7 Greek and Roman cities of Calabria, along with the most important
promontories, the main rivers and the ancient road system............... 14
Figure 8 Topographical map of Calabria, showing mountains, plains and main
rivers.................................................................................................. 17
Figure 9 Detail of Piri Reis’ 1521 nautical chart showing the coastline
between Capo Colonna and Le Castella.
(Image after Ökte 1988, 1034). ......................................................... 21
Figure 10 The city of Croton with its castle, harbor, and islets at the entrance
as they appear on Piri Reis’ nautical chart.
(Image after Ökte 1988, 1030)........................................................... 24
Figure 11 The fortress of Le Castella as it appears today, on a little island
connected to the mainland by a thin isthmus..................................... 26
Figure 12 Aerial view of Le Castella, published in 1975.
(Image after Schmiedt 1975, 57, fig. 23)........................................... 27
Figure 13 The Athenian expedition to Syracuse, in 415 B.C.
(Drawing after Morrison, Coates and Rankov 2000, 100)................. 33
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