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Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria is the largest city of Calabria in southern Italy, on the Strait of Messina facing Sicily. It was founded as the Greek colony of Rhegion in the 8th century BCE and later became the Roman Rhegium. Rebuilt after the earthquake of 1908, it houses the Riace bronzes in its national archaeological museum.
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