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Motya
Motya was a Phoenician settlement on San Pantaleo, a small island in the Stagnone lagoon off the western coast of Sicily. Its position connected it to maritime routes across the central Mediterranean, and the settlement developed defensive walls, a harbor, workshops, sanctuaries, and residential areas. Motya was attacked and destroyed in 397 BCE by the forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse; archaeolog...
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Solunto
Solunto is an ancient settlement on the northern coast of Sicily near Santa Flavia and Palermo. It began as a Phoenician center and was destroyed in the early fourth century BCE during the conflict with Dionysius of Syracuse before being refounded on nearby Monte Catalfano. The excavated site preserves streets, houses, public structures, decorative mosaics, and an antiquarium, providing evidence o...
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