Crotoniate

Crotoniate noun: a native or inhabitant of Croton.

Noun

Crotoniate (plural Crotoniates)

(historical) 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...1872, Friedrich Ueberweg, translated by Geo[rge] S[ylvester] Morris, “Pythagoras of Samos and the Pythagoreans”, in History of Philosophy, from Thales to the Present Time. […] (Theological and...
- While Taras, despite early setbacks, increased in power, the Crotoniates declined from the peak of success they had attained on the destruction of Sybaris.1962, A[rthur] G[eoffrey] Woodhead, “Pythagoras at Croton”, in The Greeks in the West (Ancient Peoples and Places; 28), New York, N.Y.: Frederick A[mos] Praeger, Publishers, →OCLC, section IV (The...

Crotoniate (not comparable)

(historical) 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, […]1962, A[rthur] G[eoffrey] Woodhead, “Croton”, in The Greeks in the West (Ancient Peoples and Places; 28), New York, N.Y.: Frederick A[mos] Praeger, Publishers, →OCLC, section III (Colonisation and...
- 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...1999, Alan Johnston, “SPADEA (R[oberto]) Ed. Il Tesoro di Hera: Scoperte nel santuario di Hera Lacinia a Capo Colonna di Crotone. […]”, in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire...

There followed with Dorieus, and died with him, Philippus, the son of Butacides, a Crotoniate who had contracted to marry the daughter of Telys of Sybaris and was banished from Croton.1987, Herodotus, translated by David Grene, “Book Five”, in The History, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN...
Locrian oral tradition also seems to have attacked the broader celebration of Crotoniate athletic success.2016, Nigel Nicholson, “Epizephyrian Locri: Hagesidamus and Euthymus”, in The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West: Epinician, Oral...

plural	Crotoniates

Adapted borrowing of Latin Crotōniātēs or its etymon Ancient Greek Κροτωνῐᾱ́της (Krotōnĭā́tēs) + -ate.

What does Crotoniate mean?: Crotoniate means a native or inhabitant of Croton.
How do you use Crotoniate in a sentence?: There followed with Dorieus, and died with him, Philippus, the son of Butacides, a Crotoniate who had contracted to marry the daughter of Telys of Sybaris and was banished from Croton.
What part of speech is Crotoniate?: Crotoniate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Crotoniate?: The plural of Crotoniate is Crotoniates.

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