Relics found after the excavations are on display mainly at the Archaeological Museum of Locris Epizephyrian within the archaeological area. Poleis of Epizephyrian Locris was famous all around the ancient world due to the custom of passing on through the mother and also because it was the first city in the 660 BC with a written law system, credited to lawgiver Zaleucus, according to which special punishment were prescribed at any new crime ignoring the court decision and it often caused quarrels and dissention. Rich items imported from Greek colonies were found here and others like pots, mirrors, bronze ornaments, precious metal jewelry imported from the whole Magna Graecia. It has indeed three different kinds of tombs: fossa, cappuccina and semibotte. Outside the city we meet necropoleis of which Contrada di Lucifero is the most popular. The Greek colonies of Magna Graecia are some of the finest examples of the. Built in a natural cave, it could hosted around 4.500 viewers. Part of the Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Commons. This is the only non religious building brought back to light in the area. It dates from IV century BC and then restored in Roman period.
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Near Centocamere district close to the shore there’s the sacred area of Aphrodites, a complex made by a small temple, a series of rooms connected by a porch in a “U” shape and a central courtyard. A large number of votive offerings was found inside as mirrors, small paintings made of terracotta, pots fragments and that’s why it’s considered an interesting finding nowadays.
The better preserved is the sanctuary of Persephone, the most popular in southern Italy as it is referred by Diodoro Siculo.
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Just outside there are smallest sanctuaries full of votive offering as well as the larger ones.
Inside the walls we meet sanctuaries fitted with monumental temples dating back to Archaic Age. Necropolis stretches outside instead of most of the sacred areas situated next to the walls. Defensive walls were 7 Km in length and are still standing in some points. Within the archaeological area you see the remains of the ancient Greek colony having a regular city grid crossed in the middle by the main road called “dromo”.
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