▁Mont agn ella ▁Park , ▁and ▁the ▁G igli etto ▁Valley . ▁C rot one ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 7 1 0 ▁B CE . ▁It ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁P unic ▁War ▁against ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic . ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁contains ▁ 2 7 ▁com uni ▁( sing ular : ▁comune ), ▁listed ▁at ▁com uni ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁C rot one . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁Cap o ▁Col onna , ▁the ▁eastern most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁revealed ▁numerous ▁arch ae ological ▁remains ▁of ▁Stone ▁Age ▁settlement s , ▁with ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁pot tery ▁being ▁found . ▁The ▁Gree ks ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁during ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁centuries ▁BC , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C rot one ▁was ▁founded , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁K ro ton , ▁by ▁Greek ▁Ach ae ans ▁in ▁around ▁ 7 1 0 ▁BC . ▁It ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁town ▁of ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 ▁BC . ▁The ▁wrest ler ▁Mil o ▁of ▁Cro ton ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C rot one ▁during ▁the ▁sixth ▁century ▁BC ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁reputation ▁for ▁pro w ess ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁having ▁produced ▁many ▁Olympic ▁champions . ▁P yth ag or as ▁moved ▁to ▁Cro ton ▁in ▁around ▁ 5 3 0 ▁BC , ▁and ▁a ▁medical ▁school