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Kothon

The so-called "Kothon" is a large, rectangular, artificial pool dating to the Punic period of Sicily and located on the island of Motya. Originally interpreted as an artificial port basin, recent research reinterpets it as a freshwater basin with functions sacred to the god Ba'al and constituting the central component of a large sanctuary.

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