Favonius Cornelius Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Palermo, March 14 - An ancient Phoenician city unearthed in Sicily was inhabited after its supposed destruction, the head of an Italian dig team claims . "Our finds, including cooking pans, Phoenecian-style vases, small altars and pieces of looms, show Motya had a thriving population long after it is commonly believed to have been destroyed by the Ancient Greeks," said Maria Pamela Toti . via Ansa.it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) To be honest, I'd never come away with the impression that it was totally reduced even though that is kinda what Diodorus tells us by saying that Dionysius' army put everyone to the sword. Here's why: We then learn that the Carthaginians (under Himlicon) landed in Panormus the next year and took Motya back with relative ease. At that point it's said that Himlicon favored Lilybaeum for it's strategic advantages and 'moved the population of Motya' there. Though it's true it never regained it's glory I've seen it implied that the fisherman population stayed put... Edited March 16, 2006 by Pantagathus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 To be honest, I'd never come away with the impression that it was totally reduced even though that is kinda what Diodorus tells us by saying that Dionysius' army put everyone to the sword. Here's why: We then learn that the Carthaginians (under Himlicon) landed in Panormus the next year and took Motya back with relative ease. At that point it's said that Himlicon favored Lilybaeum for it's strategic advantages and 'moved the population of Motya' there. Though it's true it never regained it's glory I've seen it implied that the fisherman population stayed put... Its like the supposed 'salting of the fields' around Carthage. There simply isn't any evidence that it actually happened, but it sure drove the point home when the idea was introduced many years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 And not to begrude the archaeologists but presenting the find this way helps give it a special, non-mundane air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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