Ietas
settlement · 750 BC – 2100 AD
Located in western Sicily, Ietas has a long and complex history. The settlement is today located within the municipality of San Cipirello, atop Mount Iato in the hinterland of Palermo. Elymians occupied this site beginning in the eighth century BCE, with the urbanized area eventually covering some 40 hectares. Greek influence becomes apparent in the sixth century. Western Sicily came under Carthaginian control during the fourth century BCE. Pyrrhus attacked Ietas in 275 BCE. During the First Punic War, Ietas surrendered to the Romans and, according to Plutarch, became a tributary state. The site was destroyed by Frederick II in 1246 and abandoned.
- Coordinates
- 37.96727, 13.19823
- Also known as
- Iaetenses (la), Iaetenses (la), Iaitas, Iaitía (grc), Monte Iato (it), Monte Iato, Monte Jato (it), Ἰαιτία (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)