Motya
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Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozia (Motya) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician colony
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Joseph Whitaker ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStartCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| civilization | Phoenician civilization ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Carthage
ⓘ
Tyre ⓘ other Phoenician colonies in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Punic culture ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological park ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Dionysius I of Syracuse ⓘ |
| destroyedInConflict |
First Punic War
ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilian Wars
|
| destroyedInYear | 397 BC ⓘ |
| discoveredArtifact | Motya Charioteer statue ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Punic (Carthaginian) people
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginians
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicians
|
| foundedInCentury | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Archaic period ⓘ |
| function |
maritime trading station
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Whitaker Museum ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Kothon (sacred pool)
ⓘ
artificial causeway to mainland ⓘ city walls ⓘ harbor installations ⓘ sanctuary of Cappiddazzu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artifacts of Phoenician and Punic art
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ tophet ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Phoenician language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Stagnone Lagoon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | San Pantaleo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Marsala ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | western coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| partOf |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician trade network
central Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ |
| region |
Trapani
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Trapani
|
| religionInAntiquity | Phoenician-Punic religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important commercial center in the central Mediterranean
ⓘ
major Phoenician trading hub ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Lilybaeum ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mozia (Motya)