Cape Boeo

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Cape Boeo is a promontory on the western coast of Sicily, Italy, historically significant as the site of the ancient Carthaginian and later Roman city of Lilybaeum (modern Marsala).

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Cape Boeo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
geographical feature
promontory
associatedWith Carthage
First Punic War
Roman Republic
belongsTo Italian Peninsula maritime region
coastType rocky coast
continent Europe
country Italy
faces Aegadian Islands
Mediterranean Sea
hasAlternativeName Capo Lilibeo
hasArchaeologicalRemains Carthaginian structures
Roman structures
remains of Lilybaeum
hasHistoricalPeriod Carthaginian period
linked to: Punic period

Roman period
hasItalianName Capo Boeo
hasNearbySettlement Marsala
historicalRegion Magna Graecia vicinity
historicalSiteOf Carthaginian city of Lilybaeum
Roman city of Lilybaeum
ancient city of Lilybaeum
isOneOf westernmost points of Sicily
locatedIn Italy
Province of Trapani
Sicily
western coast of Sicily
modernCityAtSite Marsala
near Lilybaeum
Marsala
Mozia (Motya) island
linked to: island of Mozia

Stagnone Lagoon
partOf Mediterranean Sea coast
Province of Trapani
region Sicily
strategicImportance commercial
naval
usedFor maritime navigation

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Lilybaeum locatedOn Cape Boeo