Cothon
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cothon-247-15477866
title:
Cothon
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A cothon is an artificial, protected inner harbour such as that in Carthage during the Punic Wars c. 200 BC. Cothons were generally found in the Phoenician world. Other examples include Motya in Sicily from the 6th century BC, which performed an uncertain purpose,, although it has been suggested this cothon might even have been closable and drainable to form a dry dock, Mahdia in Tunisia from the 7th century BC, and one from Kition in Cyprus. In ancient times "cothon" was only used to describe t
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Artificial harbour in antiquity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cothon
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2023-12-27T20:17:39Z
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