Magna Graecia - Fictional Flag

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Σημαία της Μεγάλης Ελλάδος

Magna Græcia (Latin meaning "Greater Greece", Greek: Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, Megálē Hellás) is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively colonized by Greek settlers; particularly the Achaean colonies of Tarentum, Crotone, and Sybaris, but also, more loosely, the cities of Cumae and Neapolis to the north. The colonists, who began arriving in the eighth century BC, brought with them their Hellenic civilization, which was to leave a lasting imprint in Italy, particularly on the culture of ancient Rome.

Today the Greek community of the country consists of some 30,000 people, most of whom are to be found in Central Italy. There are also ancient Greek communities in the South and Sicily (the old Magna Graecia region) that speak a distinctive dialect of Greek called Griko.