Definition of Motya. Meaning of Motya. Synonyms of Motya

- Motya was an ancient and powerful city on San Pantaleo Island off the west coast of Sicily, in the Stagnone Lagoon between Drepanum (modern Trapani) and...
- The Motya (or Mozia) Charioteer is a marble statue dating from the ancient Gr**** classical Period. It was found in October 1979 in the ancient city of...
- The siege of Motya took place in summer 398 BC in western Sicily. Dionysius, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased his...
- equipment of a Gr**** army in 399 BC, and subsequently used at the siege of Motya in 397 BC. The word 'catapult' comes from the Latin 'catapulta', which in...
- major Phoenician settlements at Soloeis (Solunto), present day Palermo and Motya (an island near present-day Marsala). Others included Drepana (Trapani)...
- "Dhanora Motya" is a village located in Purna taluka of Parbhani district, in the state of Maharashtra, India. As per 2011 census: Dhanora Motya has 625...
- demonstrated by this statue of a boxer. British Museum (c. 460 BC) The Motya Charioteer, from Ancient Greece (c. 460–450 BC) Jean-Jacques Lequeu (c. 1785)...
- and includes in its territory the archaeological site of the island of Motya, an ancient Phoenician town. The modern name likely derived from the Arabic...
- attacks Motya 581 Korinth join the Peloponnesian League 580 Foundation of Parthenope 580 Selinus is defeated by Carthage and withdraws from Motya 580 Periander...
- Motya eventually fell after days of fierce street fighting. After capturing Motya, Dionysius kept Segesta and Entella under siege, garrisoned Motya and...