crotoniate

A native or inhabitant of Croton.

It is related of Pythagoras that, after having lived in Crotona nearly twenty years, and soon after the victory gained in 510 b. c. by the Crotoniates, on the river Traeis, over the Sybarites, who were living under the monarchical rule of Telys, he was banished by an opposition party under Cylon, and that he removed to Metapontum and soon afterward died there.

While Taras, despite early setbacks, increased in power, the Crotoniates declined from the peak of success they had attained on the destruction of Sybaris.

Of or relating to Croton.

Crotoniate history in the archaic period was one of ups and downs. The successful wars against Siris and Sybaris have already been mentioned. Between these two high points of success came a disaster in a war against Locri, […]

An exhibition catalogue on now well-established lines, this presentation of recent finds from the sanctuary of Hera Lacinia near Crotone includes a mix of material: a review of Giovanni Barracco, from Croton, whose Roman museum was its first host (after Q[uintus] Valerius Flaccus had failed to get the whole temple roof there in 173 bc), a thumbnail sketch of Crotoniate history, […]