Sicel culture
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Sicel culture refers to the ancient civilization and traditions of the Sicels, an indigenous people of eastern Sicily known for their distinct language, religious practices, and interactions with Greek and Roman societies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sicel culture canonical | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age culture
ⓘ
Italic culture ⓘ Sicilian indigenous culture ⓘ ancient culture ⓘ |
| allianceWith | some Greek cities (episodic) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Castiglione di Ragusa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monte Iato (Sicel-related) NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgantina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantalica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
collective burials
ⓘ
inhumation ⓘ rock-cut chamber tombs ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Greek colonies (various periods) ⓘ |
| culturalContact |
Hellenization
ⓘ
Romanization ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Roman Republican period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityType |
chthonic deities
ⓘ
local tutelary deities ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
hilltop fortified settlements
ⓘ
non-Greek indigenous language ⓘ rock-cut necropoleis ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sicels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventualStatus | absorbed into Roman provincial society ⓘ |
| flourished |
c. 7th century BCE
ⓘ
c. 8th century BCE ⓘ c. 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| gradualAssimilationInto |
Greek culture
ⓘ
Roman culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek art
ⓘ
Greek political models (limited) ⓘ Greek religion ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Carthaginians (indirectly)
ⓘ
Greek colonists in Sicily ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ other Sicilian Greek poleis ⓘ |
| language | Sicel language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages (probable) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sicily
ⓘ
central Sicily ⓘ eastern Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy (wider cultural context) ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cereals
ⓘ
grapes (later periods) ⓘ olives (later periods) ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bronze weapons
ⓘ
fibulae (brooches) ⓘ geometric-decorated ceramics ⓘ handmade impasto pottery ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernDiscipline |
Indo-European linguistics
ⓘ
ancient history ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
hilltop strongholds
ⓘ
local chiefs or leaders ⓘ |
| regionType | inland hill country ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
ancestor cult (probable)
ⓘ
sanctuary worship ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
tribal communities
ⓘ
village-based settlements ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Greek literary sources
ⓘ
Roman literary sources ⓘ archaeological evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Early Iron Age ⓘ Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| writingEvidence |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
short inscriptions ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek alphabet (adapted for Sicel) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.