Lixus
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Lixus was an ancient Phoenician (and later Carthaginian and Roman) coastal city in present-day Morocco, known as one of the oldest settlements in Northwest Africa and a key center of Mediterranean trade.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carthaginian colony
ⓘ
Phoenician colony ⓘ Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
myth of Hercules
ⓘ
myth of the Garden of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
maritime trade routes in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
trade routes along Atlantic Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culture |
Punic (Carthaginian) people
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian
Phoenician ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fish-salting
ⓘ
garum production ⓘ purple dye production ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
archaeologists from France
ⓘ
archaeologists from Morocco ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicians
|
| foundedInCentury |
12th century BC
ⓘ
7th century BC ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman baths
ⓘ
acropolis ⓘ amphitheatre ⓘ industrial quarter ⓘ mosaics ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ temple district ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageInUse |
Latin
ⓘ
Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
surface form:
Punic
|
| locatedIn | present-day Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northwest Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Larache ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Loukkos River ⓘ |
| nearbyModernCity | Larache ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest settlements in Northwest Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mauretania (ancient kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Mauretania Tingitana
|
| peakPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Phoenician religion
ⓘ
Roman paganism ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Carthage
ⓘ
Mauretania (ancient kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Mauretania Tingitana (Roman province)
Phoenician civilization ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.