...It occupies the toe of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, and is long and narrow from north to south. In ancient times, the region was called Bruttium, but it has been called by its current name since the 7th century (before that, the part of the boot that is now the Salento Peninsula in Puglia, that is, the heel of the boot, was called Calabria). It consists of five provinces: Catanzaro, Cosenza, Reggio di Calabria, Crotone, and Vibo Valentia. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Bruttium" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…長靴形のイタリア半島のつま先にあたる部分を占め,南北に細長い。古代に,この地方はブルティウムBruttiumと呼ばれていたが,7世紀ごろから現名で呼ばれるようになった(それ以前は現在のプーリア州サレント半島すなわち長靴のかかとの部分をカラブリアと呼んだ)。カタンツァロ,コゼンツァ,レッジョ・ディ・カラブリア,クロトネ,ビボ・バレンティアの5県からなる。… ※「Bruttium」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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