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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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Syracuse
Syracuse is an ancient city on the southeastern coast of Sicily, founded by Greek settlers from Corinth in the eighth century BCE. It developed into a major Greek center and later remained important under Roman rule. The archaeological areas include the island of Ortygia and the mainland district of Neapolis, with theatres, quarries, fortifications, and other remains. Syracuse is also associated w...
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