Motya
natural · 750 BC – 2100 AD
A small island in the Stagnone Lagoon of western Sicily, Motya has evidence for quite ancient settlement, including a significant Punic phase. The settlement on the island was destroyed by Syracuse in 379 BC. At one point, the island was connected to the mainland via a causeway.
- Coordinates
- 37.86741, 12.46831
- Also known as
- Isola San Pantaleo (it), Isola San Pantaleo, Isola di San Pantaleo (it), Motia (spa), Motija, Motja, Motja/Motya (pol), Motye, Motyé, Mozia (deu), Mozia (it), Mozia (it), Mozzia, Mòtia, mwtya, Μοτύη (grc), Мотия, Мотія, 모트야 (ko)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0© OpenHistoricalMap contributors
- iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BYiDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)
- GeoNames · CC BY 4.0© GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)