It is a city on the
Ionian Sea. Founded circa
710 BC as the
Achaean colony of Croton (in
Latin: Crotona), it was known as Cotrone from the
Middle Ages until
1928, when its name was changed to Crotone. In
1994 it became the capital of the newly established
Province of Crotone. As of
December 31,
2004, its population was 60,517. Croton was long one of the most flourishing cities of
Magna Graecia. Its inhabitants were famous for their physical strength and for the simple sobriety of their lives.
