Viggen Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 An ancient Phoenician temple unearthed in Sicily is "unique" in the West, the head of the Italian dig team claims . "You have to go all the way to Amrit in Syria to find a similar one," said Lorenzo Nigro of the Rome University team. The temple came to light last year after a portion of a lagoon surrounding the Phoenician city of Motya (present-day Mozia) was drained . via Ansa.it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 That is really, really cool. However, the article said it was probably a temple for Baal; if it was attached to a spring I doubt that... It was most likely a Temple for Melqart. The well near Melqart's Temple in Cadiz was talked about frequently because the effect that the tides had on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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