Motyon
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Motyon or Motyum, was a small town or fortress of Sicily, in the territory of Agrigentum. It was besieged in 451 BCE by the Siculian chief Ducetius, and fell into his hands after a battle in which he defeated the Agrigentines and their allies; but was recovered by the Agrigentines in the course of the following summer. Its supposed site is the large archaeological site of Vassallaggi in the comune of San Cataldo in the Province of Caltanissetta.
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Location: 37.3125, 13.575, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
7 places
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Siege of Agrigento ⓘ
209 BCE siege -
Battle of Agrigentum ⓘ
first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic -
Siege of Akragas ⓘ
siege during the Sicilian Wars with Carthage -
Battle of Agrigentum ⓘ
fifth-century engagement on Sicily -
Fortezza di Castelluccio ⓘ
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Fortezza di Platano ⓘ
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Motyon ⓘ
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 209 | Siege of Agrigento | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 260 | Battle of Agrigentum | battle, siege, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 405 | Siege of Akragas | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 456 | Battle of Agrigentum | Western Roman Empire, battle, Vandal Kingdom | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fortezza di Castelluccio | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortezza di Platano | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Motyon | fortress | Wikidata | |