Monte Saraceno di Ravanusa (Kakyron?)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Jonathan Prag, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Apr 10, 2023 07:30 PM
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History
The ancient city of Kakyron, said to have been founded by the Sicani in the eighth century B.C., is probably to be identified with the remains of a fortified city, north of Licata, located on the western side of Sicily.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462266
37.2555812277, 13.9847189761
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Monte Saraceno di Ravanusa, archaeological area (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Less than certain: Kakyron (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Less than certain: κάκυρον (Kakyron: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - 330 BC)
- Monte Saraceno (Italian, modern)
- Monte Saraceno di Ravanusa (Kakyron?) connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 D4 Kakyron?
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: on Monte Saraceno di Ravanusa
R.J.A. Wilson, DARMC, R. Talbert, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Jonathan Prag, and Tom Elliott, 'Monte Saraceno di Ravanusa (Kakyron?): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462266> [accessed: 26 December 2024]
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