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Velia

Velia was the Roman name of an ancient city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located near the modern village of Ascea in the Province of Salerno, Italy.

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Location
Velia, Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy
Associated with
Parmenides, Zeno, Statius
Built
Between 538 and 535 BC
Built by
Settlers from Phocaea
Criteria
iii, iv
Designated
1998 (22nd session)

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Velia

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples39
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
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related to history · 20
Velia → According, After, Around, BC, BC Ionian Greeks, Eleatic School, Herodotus, Hyele, It, Messina, Palinurus, Parmenides, Persians, Phocaea, Reggio Calabria, Socratic, Turkey, Virgil, Xenophanes, Zeno
related to Coins · 5
Velia → Athena, BC, BCSilver, BCStater, Drachma
Region · 2
Velia → Europe and North America, Magna Graecia
Type · 2
Velia → city, Cultural
Associated with · 1
Velia → Parmenides, Zeno, Statius
Built · 1
Velia → Between 538 and 535 BC
Built by · 1
Velia → Settlers from Phocaea
Criteria · 1
Velia → iii, iv
Designated · 1
Velia → 1998 (22nd session)
Location · 1
Velia → Velia, Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy

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elea greek ancient bc city roman known parmenides zeno name italian hyele phocaea acropolis century italy also province latin temple

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VeliaAssociated withParmenides, Zeno, Statius1.00infobox
VeliaBuiltBetween 538 and 535 BC1.00infobox
VeliaBuilt bySettlers from Phocaea1.00infobox
VeliaCriteriaiii, iv1.00infobox
VeliaDesignated1998 (22nd session)1.00infobox
VeliaLocationVelia, Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy1.00infobox
VeliaOfficial nameCilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archaeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula1.00infobox
VeliaReference no.8421.00infobox
VeliaRegionMagna Graecia1.00infobox
VeliaRegionEurope and North America1.00infobox
VeliaTypecity1.00infobox
VeliaTypeCultural1.00infobox
VeliaWebsiteParco archeologico di Elea-Velia (in Italian)1.00infobox
Veliais aplace where the body of Palinurus washed ashore.Around the 5th century BC0.90text

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