Pizzo Cilona
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).
Last modified
Jun 04, 2026 11:33 AM
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History
Writing in BTCGI, Giacomo Scibona indicates that a fortified site dating to the Archaic period was identified at Pizzo Cilona in 1985. This place is located along the road from Caronia to Samperi and occupies a commanding position.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462446
37.993512, 14.423069
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 19176 (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Pizzo Cilona (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Pizzo Cilona part of (physical/topographic) Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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fort
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 E3 Pizzo Cilona
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Pizzo Cilona, fortified settlement
R.J.A. Wilson, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Pizzo Cilona: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462446> [accessed: 15 July 2026]
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