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ID: 7003948
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7003948
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Erice (inhabited place)  Erice (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 38 02 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 38.0333  decimal degrees
Long: 012 35 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 12.5833  decimal degrees

Note: Originally settled by Elymi in Early Iron Age; part of Carthaginian Empire from 405 BC; contested by Greek Syracuse; taken by Epirus in 278 BC & destroyed by Carthage in Punic wars ca. 260 BC; went to Rome after First Punic War; thriving medieval center.

Names:
Erice (preferred,C,V)
Eryx (H,V)
Monte San Giuliano (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Italia (nation)  ........  Italia (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Sicilia (region (administrative division))  ............  Sicilia (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of unified Italy from 1861
Hierarchy of Trapani (province)  ................  Trapani (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Erice (inhabited place)  ....................  Erice (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled in ancient times
town (C)
archaeological site (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Erice..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
..............  Annuario Generale (1980)
..............  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 270-280
..............  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..............  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..............  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 63
Eryx..........  [VP]
...........  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 343
Monte San Giuliano..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
...................................  GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989)
...................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Subject: .....  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Annuario Generale (1980)
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 270-280
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989)
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -117077
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 63
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 343
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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