Motya
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Jonathan Prag
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Feb 03, 2025 04:59 PM
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History
A small island in the Stagnone Lagoon of western Sicily, Motya has evidence for quite ancient settlement, including a significant Punic phase. The settlement on the island was destroyed by Syracuse in 379 BC. At one point the island was connected to the mainland via a causeway.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462373
37.8674149383, 12.4683078931
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Mozia (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Isola San Pantaleo (Italian, modern)
- Motya (750 BC - 30 BC)
- Μοτύη (Motya: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - 30 BC)
- Mozia (Italian, modern)
- None
- Kothon located at Motya (unspecified date range)
- Motya causeway connection Motya (unspecified date range)
island, settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 47 A3 Motya
- BTCGI XII, 71-129 (S. De Vido, A.C. Tusa, V. Tusa)
- Ciasca et al. 1964
- Herrmann 2020
- Isserlin 1958
- Isserlin 1974
- Nigro et al. 2017
- PECS (Perseus) MOTYA (St. Pantateo) Trapani, Sicily
- Peripoli 2023
- ToposText Motya (Sicily)
- WHTL 2029: Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy
- Wikipedia (English) Mozia
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 A3 Motya
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mozia
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Jonathan Prag, 'Motya: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462373> [accessed: 17 April 2025]
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