Palike
Sign in to savePalike (; ) was an ancient city on Sicily. Its archeological site is located in Rocchicella on a spur of basalt in the valley of the Margi river. It lies at a distance of two kilometers to the west of the comune of Palagonia, but is part of the comune of Mineo, both in the province of Catania. The Sicilian Region has recently acquired the area and opened it to the public. An exhibition was created to show the materials found there during excavations.
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- inception
- 0453-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0440-01-01
- culture
- Sicels
- phone number
- +39-331-577-1468
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- postal code
- 95044
- street address
- Contrada Rocchicella, 95044 Mineo
- visitors per year
- 720
- Wi-Fi access
- no
- fee
- 0
- collection or exhibition size
- 1196
- Commons category
- Paliké (Mineo)
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Palike (; ) was an ancient city on Sicily. Its archeological site is located in Rocchicella on a spur of basalt in the valley of the Margi river. It lies at a distance of two kilometers to the west of the comune of Palagonia, but is part of the comune of Mineo, both in the province of Catania. The Sicilian Region has recently acquired the area and opened it to the public. An exhibition was created to show the materials found there during excavations.
==History== There are no certain origins to this ancient town. Diodorus Siculus writes that it was founded in 453 BCE by the native Sikel leader Ducetius. It was named after the sanctuary of the Palici nearby. The city was surrounded by strong walls and grew rapidly because of the fertility of its soil. However, it was soon destroyed and the site remained uninhabited at the time Diodorus wrote the Bibliotheca historica, which he finished in approximately 60 BCE.
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