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Ancient settlement in Sicily
Morgantina (Ancient Greek: Μοργάντιον and Μοργαντίνη) is an archaeological site in east central Sicily, southern Italy. It is sixty kilometres from the
Morgantina
Greek silver hoard
The Morgantina treasure is a set of 16 pieces of Greek silverware with details in gold dating from the 3rd century BC, illegally excavated from Morgantina
Morgantina_treasure
American businessman (1929–2025)
collector. The Italian authorities determined that they were looted from Morgantina, and smuggled into Switzerland, where they were acquired by Symes. They
Maurice_Tempelsman
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Italy. It has 4,205 inhabitants. The extensive archaeological site of Morgantina is on a ridge close to the town. There are a variety of etymologies proposed
Aidone
Museum in Aidone, Enna, Sicily
1984 and preserves the findings of over thirty years of excavations in Morgantina, ordered according to chronological and thematic criteria. In the three
Archaeological Museum of Aidone
Archaeological_Museum_of_Aidone
Art museum in Los Angeles, California, US
5th-century BC statue of the goddess Aphrodite, which was looted from Morgantina, an ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. The Getty Museum resisted the
J._Paul_Getty_Museum
Ethnic group
1093/hgs/12.3.393. Lucore, Sandra K. (2009). "Archimedes, the North Baths at Morgantina, and Early Developments in Vaulted Construction". In Kosso, Cynthia; Scott
Greeks
Late 2nd-century BC leader of Second Servile Revolt
besiege the city of Morgantina. Nerva tried to relieve the city but was badly beaten by Salvius' slave army. After they took Morgantina the rebel army's
Salvius_Tryphon
Island in the Mediterranean, region of Italy
Sicily included the Ausones (Aeolian Islands, Milazzo) and the Morgetes of Morgantina. The Phoenician settlements in the western part of the island predate
Sicily
Pythagoras dies in Croton, Italy Heraclea Minoa is sacked by Carthage Morgantina and Centuripe are hellenized and Licodia is founded by Leontini 499: Miletus
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Historical region of Italy
Akrai [it], the Greek Theatre of Monte Jato [it], the Greek Theatre of Morgantina [it] and the most famous Greek Theater of Taormina, amply demonstrate
Magna_Graecia
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
Psychology of Dreams. 1998. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Bell, Malcolm (1982). Morgantina Studies, Volume I: The Terracottas. Princeton University Press. pp. 88
Hades
Collaborative form of performing art
Akrai [it], the Greek Theatre of Monte Jato [it], the Greek Theatre of Morgantina [it] and the most famous Greek Theatre of Taormina, amply demonstrate
Theatre
Italian). "Monte Jato" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2011. "Morgantina" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2011. "Teatro di Segesta" (in
List of ancient Greek theatres
List_of_ancient_Greek_theatres
Original inhabitants of Sicily
the Ionian Sea, Sicels and Greeks exceptionally lived side by side in Morgantina to the extent that historians argue whether it was a Greek polis or a
Sicels
Ancient Roman law
the Lex Hieronica. Archaeological excavations in the Sicilian town of Morgantina, a town within the Kingdom of Syracuse, have uncovered three buildings
Lex_Hieronica
Ethnic group native to Italy
Editore. p. 104. ISBN 88-8101-159-X. "History and etymology of Aidone and Morgantina". Italy This Way. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved
Italians
Jacques Morgantini (21 February 1924 – 2 December 2019) and Marcelle Morgantini (née Chailleux, 7 April 1925 – 23 September 2007) were French record producers
Jacques and Marcelle Morgantini
Jacques_and_Marcelle_Morgantini
Unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic on the island of Sicily
Morgantina. Nerva now marched against him with Sicily's militia but he was also defeated. The slaves then managed to take the city. After Morgantina,
Second_Servile_War
Technique for forming glass
subsequently established in other provinces of Italy, for example Campania, Morgantina and Aquileia. A great variety of blown glass objects, ranging from unguentaria
Glassblowing
Image made from small colored tiles
Chamber Society Capizzi, Padre (1989). Piazza Armerina: The Mosaics and Morgantina. International Specialized Book Service Inc. Fowler, Harold North; Wheeler
Mosaic
Swedish archaeologist and educator
associated with development of the excavations of the archaeological sites at Morgantina in Sicily. Sjöqvist was born at Ronneby in Blekinge County, Sweden. He
Erik_Sjöqvist
Architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve
vaulted in this way. Recent archaeological evidence discovered at the Morgantina site (in the province of Enna) shows that the aboveground barrel vault
Barrel_vault
Art developed primarily for aesthetics
Wayback Machine Capizzi, Padre (1989). Piazza Armerina: The Mosaics and Morgantina. International Specialized Book Service Inc. "History of Mosaics – Mosaic
Fine_art
Architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere; there are many types
ISBN 978-0-756-64349-2. Lucore, Sandra K. (2009). "Archimedes, the North Baths at Morgantina, and Early Developments in Vaulted Construction". In Kosso, Cynthia; Scott
Dome
Province of Italy
mosaics, the most important mosaic system in the Roman world of that time; Morgantina, an ancient town that constitutes the most important archeological area
Province_of_Enna
earliest physical evidence of a Hellenistic dome is at the North Baths of Morgantina in Sicily, dated to the mid third century BC under Hieron II. The dome
Early_and_simple_domes
Period of Sicilian history under Islamic rule from 827 to 1091
of Sicily, p. 160 (archived link) "History and etymology of Aidone and Morgantina". Italy This Way. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved
Muslim_Sicily
Ancient Greek mosaic art from Delos, Crete
3rd century BC, developed at sites such as Morgantina and Syracuse. Much like Olynthus, mosaics of Morgantina contain the garland, wave, and meander patterns
Mosaics_of_Delos
Period of Sicilian history
Setting off from his birthplace of Mineo and destroying Inessa-Etna and Morgantina, he founded colonies of his own at strategic points to control the territory
History_of_Greek_Sicily
American archaeologist and professor (1954–2019)
the subject of Hellenistic houses at Morgantina. Her thesis was published as The Domestic Architecture of Morgantina in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Barbara_Tsakirgis
tradition of the terracotta tube dome at the Hellenistic era baths of Morgantina, an idea that had been preserved in the use of interlocking terracotta
2nd-century_Roman_domes
Anthropomorphic personification of Spain
corresponded to the first half of the 2nd century BC and were minted in Morgantina (Sicily). These coins were carried out by the Hispanic mercenaries who
Hispania_(personification)
Ancient Roman slave rebellion (135–132 BCE)
Tauromenium fell and was found hiding in a pit. He was taken to the city of Morgantina to await punishment, but he died of disease before he could be judged
First_Servile_War
Class of ancient polychome painted Sicilian pottery
Centuripe in Sicily; most other finds are also in Sicily, especially at Morgantina. There were probably a number of workshops in eastern Sicily making such
Centuripe_ware
Museum in Rome, Italy
hosted the exhibition on the silverware from the so-called treasure of Morgantina: official page of the exhibition on the website of the MIBAC. Guida al
National Roman Museum of Palazzo Massimo
National_Roman_Museum_of_Palazzo_Massimo
Italian and American archaeologist (1966–2026)
repatriation of artifacts to Sicily, like the acroliths and the Goddess from Morgantina. In addition to editing the Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and
Clemente_Marconi
Italy Miseno Mochlos Crete, Greece Monastiraki Crete, Greece abandoned Morgantina central Sicily abandoned Murgantia, Morgantium, Μοργάντιον, Μοργαντίνη
List_of_ancient_Greek_cities
Topics referred to by the same term
Allen may refer to: Hubert Allen, manager of Yelloway Motor Services Morgantina#Hubert Allen and the University of Illinois Hubert Allison Allen (1872–1942)
Hubert_Allen
Ancient Greek half-armour
several vase depictions on Amazons. An unusual intact terracotta mold from Morgantina, dating from the first half of the fourth century, shows Artemis wearing
Hemithorakion
rebels. He organized the slaves into cavalry and infantry units, besieged Morgantina and—along with the slave general Athenion—had a string of early successes
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Archaeological complex of Alcamo Marina
officine da vasaio tardo-ellenistiche, IIIª ed., Princeton New Jersey, Morgantina Studies, 1992. Dario Giorgetti, Le fornaci romane di Alcamo : rassegna
Roman_furnaces_in_Alcamo
faculty of Bryn Mawr College. Having excavated with the Princeton team at Morgantina in Sicily, Phillips decided to start a new project. Based on advice from
Kyle_Meredith_Phillips_Jr.
Herculaneum Isernia La Pineta Juvanum Lazio Locri Lucus Angitiae Mount Bibele Morgantina Mozia Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju Necropolis of Fossa Necropolis of Li
List of archaeological sites by country
List_of_archaeological_sites_by_country
American archaeologist (1934–2022)
International Center for Numismatic Studies, Biblioteca vol. 2 (Naples) 1989. Morgantina Studies, II, The Coins, with T. V. Buttrey, K. T. Erim, T. Groves, Princeton
R._Ross_Holloway
Style of mosaic from the Roman period
Hellenistic-Greek Sicily during the 3rd century BC, developed at sites such as Morgantina and Syracuse. The earliest known pebble mosaics and use of chip pavement
Roman_mosaic
Decorative head and torso used in ancient ornamentation
original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-04. Bell, Malcolm (2014). Morgantina Studies, Volume 1: The Terracottas. New Jersey: Princeton University Press
Protome
Ancient Greek bronze statue
return 40 pieces to Italy out of the 52 requested, among them the Venus of Morgantina, which was returned in 2010, but not the Victorious Youth, whose outcome
Victorious_Youth
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
Nicholas Whithorn (Translator), Piazza Armerina: The Roman Villa of Casale Morgantina, (Affinità elettive, 2003), p. 103. Bullarii Romani continuatio Vol. 14
Diocese_of_Piazza_Armerina
Ancient Greek city state in Sicily
peace terms which were agreed at the Congress of Gela, and Syracuse ceded Morgantina to Camarina in exchange for money. Then it aided Syracuse during the Athenian
Kamarina,_Sicily
American curator of antiquities (born 1948)
her, holding that the statute of limitations has expired. Aphrodite of Morgantina was an acrolithic sculpture acquired by The Getty in 1988, it is a 7-foot-tall
Marion_True
Ancient Roman cement type
Antiquity Band 94, Nr. 377; S. 1224-1244. The Decorated Pavements of Morgantina II: The Opus Signinum. Author(s): Barbara Tsakirgis. American Journal
Opus_signinum
Akrai [it], the Greek Theatre of Monte Jato [it], the Greek Theatre of Morgantina [it] and the most famous Greek Theater of Taormina, amply demonstrate
History_of_theatre
Mountain range in Sicily, Italy
rugged and geologically unstable nature. Enna Piazza Armerina Nicosia Morgantina Villa del Casale Roman archaeological area of Centuripe Swinburne, Henry
Erean_Mountains
Caelian Hill), Rome (2001). Shelley C. Stone, The Hellenistic and Roman Fine Pottery, Morgantina Studies, vol. VI, Princeton University Press (2015).
Rasinia_gens
Geographic Society Centennial Medal 'Morgantina', American Journal of Archaeology 62 (1958), pp. 79–90 (reprinted in Morgantina Studies II, Princeton University
Kenan_Erim
311 BC battle between Carthage and Syracuse
an attempt to usurp power in his own city Syracuse, he was received by Morgantina, an enemy of Syracuse. As their general-in-chief he conducted a war for
Battle of the Himera River (311 BC)
Battle_of_the_Himera_River_(311_BC)
Battle in Sicily in 393 BC
Dionysius. He attacked and took Smeneous (exact location unknown) and Morgantina, around the same time that the Punic city Solus and the Sicel city Cephaleodium
Battle_of_Abacaenum
Ancient Greek terracotta statuette
University Press. ISBN 9780691040448. Bell, Malcolm (2014). The Terracottas. Morgantina Studies. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691614755. Dillon, Sheila
Tanagra_figurine
Art that was taken illicitly
still in the collection of the Met, at its Cloisters Museum annexe. the Morgantina treasure, a 16-piece hoard of 3rd century BCE Roman silver, valued at
Looted_art
Calendar year
city. A truce was then arranged with the Aequi. The Sicilian town of Morgantina was destroyed by Ducetius, Hellenised leader of the Siculi (according
459_BC
Ancient city in Sicily
Punic War, the Romans razed the entire town to the ground, when nearby Morgantina was destroyed and Enna punished with the massacre of its citizens. They
Herbessos
tradition of the terracotta tube dome at the Hellenistic era baths of Morgantina, an idea that had been preserved in the use of interlocking terracotta
Ancient Roman and Byzantine domes
Ancient_Roman_and_Byzantine_domes
Public bathing place in ancient Greece
hypocaust systems known to be in Greek bath houses. The North Baths of Morgantina and the baths in Syracuse provide a thorough picture of the height of
Greek_baths
Coins of ancient Carthage
issue suggests that it was minted at Agrigentum. Paolo Visonà suggests Morgantina as an alternative. Another issue of silver coinage, SNG Cop. 382–383,
Carthaginian_coinage
Ethnic group
Editore. p. 104. ISBN 88-8101-159-X. "History and etymology of Aidone and Morgantina". Italy This Way. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved
Arabs_in_Italy
American educator, classicist, and numismatist
long-term Princeton University project, he also investigated the coinage at Morgantina, in modern-day Sicily. He was involved in the publication of the numismatic
Theodore_V._Buttrey_Jr.
V. Buttrey, Kenan T. Erim, Thomas D. Groves, R. Ross Holloway (2019). Morgantina Studies, Volume II: The Coins. Princeton University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780691200637
Mercenaries of the ancient Iberian Peninsula
Mercenaries_of_the_ancient_Iberian_Peninsula
Syrian wonderworker and king who led a slave revolt
Agrigentum, Enna, Tauromenium were certainly taken, Catana as well, and Morgantina. Eunus' kingdom was largely focused in eastern Sicily, and encompassed
Eunus
5th century BC diplomatic meeting
conclude a peace on the basis of the status quo, with Syracuse ceding Morgantina to the Kamarinians in exchange for monetary payments. The generals commanding
Congress_of_Gela
American archaeologist
Princeton University in 1967 and 1970. Miller participated in excavations in Morgantina, Olympia, Athenian Agora and Amphipolis. In 1971, he was elected Assistant
Stephen_G._Miller
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
Pleistarchus as king of Sparta. 459 BC: Destruction of the Sicilian town of Morgantina by Douketios, leader of the Sikels, according to Diodoros Siculus. 459
5th_century_BC
American archaeologist
November 2, 1964. She worked at the Roman site of Cosa and at Serra Orlando (Morgantina) in Sicily. She served as editor of publications for the American School
Lucy_Shoe_Meritt
Roman province
Akrai, Leontini, Megara, Eloro, Netum and Tauromenium, and probably also Morgantina and Camarina. In addition to the aforementioned Philinus, there were other
Sicilia_(Roman_province)
5th-century BC Sicel chieftain
Ducetius went on to found the city of Menai (today Mineo) and occupy Morgantina. By 452 BCE he had united central Sicily and founded the city of Palice
Ducetius
3rd-century BC tyrant of Syracuse
Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Buttrey, T. V. (1973). "The Morgantina Gold Hoard and the Coinage of Hicetas". The Numismatic Chronicle. 13:
Hicetas_(tyrant_of_Syracuse)
Overview of theatrical culture in Italy
Akrai [it], the Greek Theatre of Monte Jato [it], the Greek Theatre of Morgantina [it] and the most famous Greek Theater of Taormina, amply demonstrate
Theatre_of_Italy
American archaeologist (1936–2005)
excavated under her father at Eleusis, at Isthmia in central Greece, and at Morgantina on Sicily. At Eleusis, she met the archaeologist T. Leslie Shear, Jr. [de]
Ione_Mylonas_Shear
in the interior, driving away the Sicans and establishing the city of Morgantina and other communities in the 10th century BC. Italy portal "Dictionary
Morgetes
Italian photographer (born 1933)
Manfredi, Atlante, Bazzano, 2006 Il tempo fissato. Pietre e colori a Morgantina, text by Vincenzo Consolo e Liborio Termine, Ed. Università Kore, 2006
Franco_Fontana
Architecture, Planning, & Design Malcolm Bell University of Virginia Agora of Morgantina Clare Cooper Marcus UC Berkeley Architecture and a sense of community
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1989
List_of_Guggenheim_Fellowships_awarded_in_1989
Glass produced during the Hellenistic period
Nimrud, Nineveh, the Levant, Phoenicia), Magna Graecia (e.g. Rhegium, Morgantina) and Italy, Mesopotamia, the Balkans, Russia, the transalpine lands, Spain
Hellenistic_glass
Topics referred to by the same term
Murgantia may refer to: a synonym for Morgantina, an archaeological site in east central Sicily, southern Italy Murgantia (bug), a shield bug genus in
Murgantia
American classical archaeologist (born 1950)
classical archaeology. Since 1989 she has been working at the site of Morgantina in central Sicily, and since 2006 also at Poggio Colla in Tuscany.[citation
Jenifer_Neils
Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-09. Enna e provincia: laghi, torri e castelli : Morgantina, Piazza Armerina, la villa romana del Casale (in Italian). Touring Editore
Antonino_Cascino
Small ceramic or glass bottle
divination, are common in burials; see, for instance, Jenifer Neils, "The Morgantina Phormiskos," American Journal of Archaeology 96 (1992) 225–235. As playthings
Unguentarium
Ancient city on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy
Quasar. pp. 239–263. ISBN 978-88-5491-002-7. Sposito, Alberto (2001). Morgantina e Solunto: analisi e problemi conservativi (in Italian). Palermo: DPCE
Soluntum
Decade
city. A truce was then arranged with the Aequi. The Sicilian town of Morgantina was destroyed by Ducetius, Hellenised leader of the Siculi (according
450s_BC
Siege of the Sicilian War
Dionysius attacked the Sicels and took Smeneous (exact location unknown) and Morgantina, around which the Punic city Solus and Sicel city Cephaleodium were betrayed
Siege_of_Tauromenium_(394_BC)
Roman historian, censor, consul, and judicial reformer
with an Etruscan background. He likely started his campaign by taking Morgantina and besieging Henna, the epicentre of the rebellion, because several sling
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (consul 133 BC)
Lucius_Calpurnius_Piso_Frugi_(consul_133_BC)
Archaeologist, academic, and author (born 1967)
and sculpture specialist at the Hacımusalar Höyük Excavations and at Morgantina. She has served as the lab director for the Caesarea Coastal Archaeological
Tyler_Jo_Smith
4th-century BC battle in Sicily
Dionysius attacked the Sicels and took Smeneous (exact location unknown) and Morgantina, around which the Punic city Solus and Sicel city Cephaloedium was betrayed
Battle_of_Chrysas
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