(krə-tōˈnē, krō-tōˈnĕ) Formerly Cro·to·na (krə-tōˈnə)
A city of southern Italy on the Ionian Sea northeast of Reggio di Calabria. It was founded c. 708 B.C. as a colony of Magna Graecia and reached the height of its power after 510 B.C. Population: 60,700.