Morgantina
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Contributors: Wilson, R., DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, V. Vitale, J. Prag, J. Becker, T. Elliott
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An indigenous Sicilian site founded by the Morgeti, according to Strabo, Morgantina was eventually defeated by Syracuse and thus, in turn, passed into Roman hegemony in the third century B.C.
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Place type:
settlement, plaza
Makes a connection with:
Sicilia (island)
Has a connection with:
Morgantina, House of Ganymede
Ekklesiasterion of Morgantina