▁was ▁also ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁It ▁fl our ished ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁port ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁city ▁Sy bar is ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Mil o . ▁P yr r hus ▁of ▁Ep irus ▁then ▁controlled ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁it ▁fell ▁under ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁rule . ▁The ▁city ▁C rot one ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁P unic ▁War , ▁in ▁which , ▁it ▁re bel led ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁its ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁r ul ers . ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁C rot one ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁from ▁land ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Cat anz aro . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁province ▁of ▁C rot one ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁in ▁southern ▁Italy . ▁To ▁the ▁north west ▁lies ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Cos enza ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁lies ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Cat anz aro . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east , ▁the ▁province ▁has ▁a ▁coast line ▁on ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Tar anto , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁ ▁The ▁north w ester ly ▁part ▁of ▁C rot one ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁plate au ▁of ▁La ▁S ila ▁and ▁includes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S ila ▁National ▁Park , ▁a ▁rug ged ▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁which ▁has ▁open ▁he ath land , ▁and ▁for ests ▁of ▁p ine , ▁o ak , ▁be ech ▁and ▁fir . ▁In ▁the ▁u