Mozia

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Phoenician settlement ancient city archaeological site island settlement

Mozia is an ancient Phoenician island settlement off the western coast of Sicily, renowned for its archaeological remains and historical significance in Mediterranean trade.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
island of San Pantaleo (Motya) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Phoenician settlement ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
island settlement ⓘ
access boat from Marsala ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsBegan early 20th century ⓘ
associatedWithCivilization Carthaginian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Phoenician NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tanit NERFINISHED ⓘ
destroyedInEvent Siege by Dionysius I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
destroyedInYear 397 BC ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod 5th century BC ⓘ
6th century BC ⓘ
hasMuseum Whitaker Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Cothon of Mozia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tophet of Mozia NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortified walls of Mozia ⓘ
necropolis of Mozia ⓘ
sanctuaries of Mozia ⓘ
heritageDesignation important archaeological area of Sicily ⓘ
housesArtifact Youth of Mozia statue NERFINISHED ⓘ
islandName Isola di San Pantaleo NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Phoenician necropolis ⓘ
Tophet sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeological remains ⓘ
archaic and classical sculptures ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
role in Mediterranean trade ⓘ
languageInAntiquity Phoenician NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Marsala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Province of Trapani NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
Stagnone Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorExcavator Joseph Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernName San Pantaleo NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy Whitaker Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Phoenician and Punic archaeological heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivityInAntiquity maritime trade ⓘ
salt trade ⓘ
religionInAntiquity Phoenician polytheism ⓘ
strategicRole trading hub between western and central Mediterranean ⓘ
successorSettlement Lilybaeum NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeOfOrigin 8th century BC ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stagnone Lagoon → contains → Mozia ⓘ
Stagnone Lagoon islands → hasIsland → Mozia ⓘ
Motya Charioteer statue → locatedIn → Mozia ⓘ
subject surface form: Motya Charioteer
Stagnone Lagoon islands → notableIsland → Mozia ⓘ
Whitaker Museum → situatedOn → Mozia ⓘ
this entity surface form: island of San Pantaleo (Motya)