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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Sikyona Municipality
- Continent
- Europe
- Elevation
- 171
- Image
- Sikyon ancient theatre.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sicyon
- topic's main category
- Category:Sicyon
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- native label
- Σικυών
- time period
- Ancient Greece
- inception
- 2000-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Ancient history
- Mentions in literary works
- Ancient monuments
- Medieval history
- Mythological rulers
- Notable people
- Mythology: Identification with Mecone
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|260px|Ruins of Sicyon
Sicyon (; ; gen.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyōn was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. The ruins lie just west of the modern village of Sikyona (previously Vasiliko). An ancient monarchy at the times of the Trojan War, the city was ruled by a number of tyrants during the Archaic and Classical period and became a democracy in the 3rd century BC. Sicyon was celebrated for its contributions to ancient Greek art, producing many famous painters and sculptors. In Hellenistic times it was also the home of Aratus of Sicyon, the leader of the Achaean League.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sicyon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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