\paperw4800 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \qr \f1 \fs22 Founded by the Phoenicians at the end of the eighth century BC, the city, set on a small island not far off the co
ast, still has many constructions dating from the period of Carthage's presence in Sicily. These include the ring of fortifications that runs right round the island, the choton or artificial harbor, and much of the built-up area: the so-called ½potter's
shop,╗ the industrial quarter, and the temple buildings of the sacred area of ½Cappiddazzu.╗ Finally there is the \b \cf4 \ATXht2141 tophet\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , a sacrificial area that was subjected to a massive intervention in the second half of the sixth
century BC, considerably altering its appearance. In 397 BC Moyta was totally destroyed by the Syracusans.\par
