Monte Turcisi
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jun 04, 2026 11:36 AM
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tags:
dare:major=0,
fortification,
phrourion,
extant remains,
dare:feature=fort,
dare:ancient=0,
fort
Monte Turcisi is the site of Greek fortifications located in the province of Catania, Sicily. This military outpost was likely of Syracusan dependence.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462368
37.4971141, 14.7497638
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of archaeological area of Monte Turcisi (Castel di Iudica, CT) (550 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Monte Turcisi (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Monte Turcisi located on Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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fort, archaeological site
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 F4 Monte Turcisi
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Monte Turcisi
R.J.A. Wilson, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Monte Turcisi: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462368> [accessed: 13 October 2026]
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