Near the extreme it heads north-western of the Sicily, nearly of forehead to Marsala the sea you form a called lagoon Stagnone sluice to the west from the Long lsola and to east from the sicialian coast To the center of the lagoon the island of San Pantaleo (Mothia), center of the fenicia colony of Mozia and the others are found two small islands of Saint Maria and School.
The city of Mozia, perhaps collegabile name with a word orients them that vuoI to say “tinning water”, it introduced typical requirement of many fenici appropriations: small island in proximity of the coast, encircled from low was situated on one founds them, therefore in a position to guaranteeing itself it is a good defense from the enemy attacks and at the same time to offer a sure berthing for the ships.

Mozia, founded to the end of the VIII sec. a.C., for its happy position due also to the vicinity with Africa and point of obliged transit for the routes trades them towards Spain, the Sardinia and Italy Centers them, divenne very soon one of the most healthy colonies fenicie of the Mediterranean.
The presence in Sicily of the Greeks, with which the Fenici they had exchanges trades them but also contacts not always friendly, caused wars that with alternate vicissitudes at last provoked the destruction of Mozia to work of Dionisio of Siracusa in the 397a.C. From then the survivors they were moved on the sicialian coast, founding the city of Lilibeo the odierna
Marsala. The island did not completely remain but deserted as they demonstrate numerous archaeological evidences found in the course of the diggings.
The reperti more meant you of the diggings of Mozia they are exposed in small Archeological museum Giuseppe Whitaker man of refined culture, gotten passionate studious of natural sciences, history and archaeology, than in the first years of this century it acquired the island and the first diggings arranged to us lead you. To this illustrious member of a rich English family that had industries and commerce in Sicily, it must to the first fundamental impulse for the acquaintance and the valorization of the archaeological patrimony of Mozia

The giovine di Mozia

Archeological museum