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The Historical Landscape of Ancient KalabrÃa
Balkan and Aegean Linguistic Influences
Series: - Ancient Languages and Civilizations, Volume: 10
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This book focuses on KalabrÃa as an ancient land of Italy from its origin to the early Middle Ages. The place name referred to the Salento peninsula, also called Messapia, as part of present-day Puglia and later to the land of the Bruttii, now the region of Calabria. This work is the first to carefully evaluate linguistic and historical studies in a comprehensive and monographic form. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the systematic combination of Linguistics and Landscape History guides the research step by step. The sample represents a new significant methodological instance that merges Toponymy, History, Archaeology, Topography, and Philology.
Francesco Lopez (1970), University of Pisa (Italy), is a Ph.D. of History of Science at that university (2014) and a specialist in Linguistics and Classical Philology. He has published monographs and many articles on ancient medicine, including Democede di Crotone e Udjahorresnet di Saïs (Pisa University Press, 2015).
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Kalabria, from Messapia to the Land of the Bruttii
â1âKalabria, Iapygia, and Messapia in the Hellenistic Period
â2âThe Indigenous Origin of the Kalabroà and Salentinoi Ethnonyms
â3âTwo Ethnic Denominations, but a Single Choronym
â4âIapygian Presences in Pre-Hellenic Krotoniatis
â5âAdministrative Scructure from Augustus to Justinianus
â6âMigration from the Salento Peninsula to the Land of Bruttii
2 Corresponding Denominations in Antiquity
â1âThe Kalabros River on an Ancient Temesa Painting
â2âThe Island of Kalauria and the Cult of Poseidon
â3âBalkan Area between Dardania, Illyria, and Thrace
â4âAn Etruscan Inscription from Volsinii, Orvieto
â5âKalauria Nymph and Ganges River in India
â6âKalauria Site near Syracuse in Sicily
â7âA Spurious Epigraph concerning the Lokroi Kalabroi
3 Corresponding Denominations in the Byzantine Period
â1âThe Thracian Fortress of Kalabrye and the River Halmyros
â2âThe Hinterland of SÄlymbria and the Modern District of Silivri
â3âNatural Environment and Local Traditions
â4âSimilar Toponyms according to the Landscape
4 Kalabria, for the Scholars of Ancient History
â1âAn Indigenous or Greek Choronym for Messapia
â2âAn Insulting Denomination, Created by Tarentini
â3âAn Indigenous Denomination Transformed into an Insult
5 The Root *Kar-/ *Kal- and the Toponymic Appellative Bria/ Uria
â1âKalabroà as the âInhabitants of the Rocksâ
â2âThe Complexity of the Pre-Hellenic *Kala- Toponymic Base
â3âThe Root *Kar-/ *Kal- as âStoneâ and âWater-Carved Stoneâ
â4âThe Pre-Hellenic Toponymic Appellative Bria/ Uria
6 Water-Carved Soil and Creeks from Messapia to Krotoniatis
â1âKalabria and the Karst Phenomena in the Salento Peninsula
â2âFrom the Gargano Peninsula to the Carso Region
â3âThe Balkans and Thracian-Illyrian Area
â4âAegean, Minoan, and Mycenaean Areas
â5âKallipolis and Kalauria: A Possible Toponymic Symmetry
â6âMessapia and Krotoniatis Region Mirroring
â7âSeveral Krotoniatis Place-Names Based on *Kar-/ *Kal- Root
â8âThe Water-Carved Soil as Kroton Identity
â9âCreeks and Natural Harbours by an âIonianâ Perspective
â10âThe Trans-Ionian Route of the âWhite Shining Rocksâ
Conclusion
Appendix: Greek and Latin Sources
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Kalabria, from Messapia to the Land of the Bruttii
â1âKalabria, Iapygia, and Messapia in the Hellenistic Period
â2âThe Indigenous Origin of the Kalabroà and Salentinoi Ethnonyms
â3âTwo Ethnic Denominations, but a Single Choronym
â4âIapygian Presences in Pre-Hellenic Krotoniatis
â5âAdministrative Scructure from Augustus to Justinianus
â6âMigration from the Salento Peninsula to the Land of Bruttii
2 Corresponding Denominations in Antiquity
â1âThe Kalabros River on an Ancient Temesa Painting
â2âThe Island of Kalauria and the Cult of Poseidon
â3âBalkan Area between Dardania, Illyria, and Thrace
â4âAn Etruscan Inscription from Volsinii, Orvieto
â5âKalauria Nymph and Ganges River in India
â6âKalauria Site near Syracuse in Sicily
â7âA Spurious Epigraph concerning the Lokroi Kalabroi
3 Corresponding Denominations in the Byzantine Period
â1âThe Thracian Fortress of Kalabrye and the River Halmyros
â2âThe Hinterland of SÄlymbria and the Modern District of Silivri
â3âNatural Environment and Local Traditions
â4âSimilar Toponyms according to the Landscape
4 Kalabria, for the Scholars of Ancient History
â1âAn Indigenous or Greek Choronym for Messapia
â2âAn Insulting Denomination, Created by Tarentini
â3âAn Indigenous Denomination Transformed into an Insult
5 The Root *Kar-/ *Kal- and the Toponymic Appellative Bria/ Uria
â1âKalabroà as the âInhabitants of the Rocksâ
â2âThe Complexity of the Pre-Hellenic *Kala- Toponymic Base
â3âThe Root *Kar-/ *Kal- as âStoneâ and âWater-Carved Stoneâ
â4âThe Pre-Hellenic Toponymic Appellative Bria/ Uria
6 Water-Carved Soil and Creeks from Messapia to Krotoniatis
â1âKalabria and the Karst Phenomena in the Salento Peninsula
â2âFrom the Gargano Peninsula to the Carso Region
â3âThe Balkans and Thracian-Illyrian Area
â4âAegean, Minoan, and Mycenaean Areas
â5âKallipolis and Kalauria: A Possible Toponymic Symmetry
â6âMessapia and Krotoniatis Region Mirroring
â7âSeveral Krotoniatis Place-Names Based on *Kar-/ *Kal- Root
â8âThe Water-Carved Soil as Kroton Identity
â9âCreeks and Natural Harbours by an âIonianâ Perspective
â10âThe Trans-Ionian Route of the âWhite Shining Rocksâ
Conclusion
Appendix: Greek and Latin Sources
Bibliography
The work is essentially intended for scholars and researchers in the specialised fields of both classical philology and historical linguistics. It could also interest scholars of ancient history and Mediterranean cultures.