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Motya

Motya was an ancient and powerful city on San Pantaleo Island off the west coast of Sicily, in the Stagnone Lagoon between Drepanum (modern Trapani) and Lilybaeum (modern Marsala). It is within the present-day commune of Marsala, Italy.

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Location
Marsala, Sicily, Italy
Condition
In ruins
Type
Settlement

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Motya

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Avg. degree1.98
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Motya

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related to Carthaginian Period · 13
Motya → As, Carthage, Carthaginian, Carthaginians, Diodorus, Greek, In, North Africa, Palermo, Panormus, Phoenician, Sicily, Soluntum
related to Location and site · 13
Motya → Aegithallus, Between, Capo Boéo, Diodorus, It, Lilybaeum, Much, San Pantaleo, San Teodoro, Sicily, Stagnone, The, Within
related to Phoenician Period · 13
Motya → BC, By, Carthage, Carthaginian, General Malchus, Like Carthage, Mediterranean, North African, Phoenician, The, The Phoenicians, This, Towards
related to Motya Charioteer · 11
Motya → BC, Carthage, Dionysios, Giuseppe Whitaker, Greek, It, Its, Persians, Phoenician, Syracuse, The Motya Charioteer
related to Names · 11
Motya → Elymian, From, Greek, In Punic, Motúwa, Motýa, Motýē, One, Semitic, Sicanian, The
related to Greek and Roman Periods · 9
Motya → Although, Archaeology, Dionysius, From, Greek, Greeks, House, Segesta, They
related to In fiction · 9
Motya → BC Battle, Camp, Carthage, Dionysios, Hercules, Sprague, Syracuse's, The, The Arrows
related to The Kothon · 6
Motya → Although, English, Joseph Whitaker, Olympic-sized, Phoenician, The
related to External links · 3
Motya → Archaeological, RomeLivius Picture Archive, Sapienza University
Condition · 1
Motya → In ruins

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bc city island walls sicily ancient phoenician greek carthage wall carthaginian kothon ft marsala settlement first built coast whitaker house

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MotyaConditionIn ruins1.00infobox
MotyaLocationMarsala, Sicily, Italy1.00infobox
MotyaTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Motyais aartificial lake on an otherwise very dry island that had long puzzled archaeologists since the first excavations by Joseph Whitaker in 1906/070.90text
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodIn0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodPhoenician0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodSicily0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodCarthage0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodDiodorus0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodCarthaginian0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodAs0.60section
Motyarelated to Carthaginian PeriodGreek0.60section

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