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==History==
==History==
The Sicani are thought to be the oldest inhabitants of Sicily with a recorded name. The Greek historian [[Thucydides]]<ref>Thucydides, ''His.'' VI,2,3,4.</ref> claimed they immigrated from the [[Iberian Peninsula]] (perhaps [[Valencia]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Sicily_-_History/id/5462681|publisher=Experience Festival|title=Sicily: Encyclopedia II – Sicily – History|date=7 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7kGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=segre+sicano&source=web&ots=nafG4zc6s6&sig=x-ViYce3dJazDQqY72a3_4RHjVc|publisher=Ensayo historico|title=Aapologetico de la literatura española contra los opiniones|date=7 October 2007}}</ref> driven by the [[Ligurians]] from the river [[Sicanus]], drawing his information from the Sicilian historian [[Antiochus of Syracuse]], but his basis for saying this is unknown.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-VmL59CfkcC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Thucydides+Sicani&source=web&ots=pFiBFCDMUE&sig=Yhc2JLurSz8Is4r1lRLl3STfu4Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result|title=Greek Identity in the Western Mediterranean|year=2004}}</ref> [[Timaeus (historian)|Timaeus]] of [[Tauromenium]] considered them as aboriginal.<ref>As reported in [[Diodorus Siculus]] V,6,1-3.</ref> Some modern scholars think the Sicani may have been an [[Illyrians|Illyrian]] tribe that gained control of areas previously inhabited by native tribes.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fine|first=John|title=The ancient Greeks: a critical history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjeM0kcp8swC&pg=PA72&dq=most+scholars+now+believe+that+the+sicans+and+Sicels,+as+well+as+the&hl=en&ei=Z0FtTO2tMMGblgflqoSKDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=most%20scholars%20now%20believe%20that%20the%20sicans%20and%20Sicels%2C%20as%20well%20as%20the&f=false|year=1985|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=0-674-03314-0|page=72}}</ref> Archaeological excavation has shown that they had received some [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean]] influence.<ref>Fine, p.72</ref>
The Sicani are thought to be the oldest inhabitants of Sicily with a recorded name. The Greek historian [[Thucydides]]<ref>Thucydides, ''His.'' VI,2,3,4.</ref> claimed they immigrated from the [[Iberian Peninsula]] (perhaps [[Valencia]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Sicily_-_History/id/5462681|publisher=Experience Festival|title=Sicily: Encyclopedia II – Sicily – History|date=7 October 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001248/http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Sicily_-_History/id/5462681|archivedate=31 December 2013|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7kGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=segre+sicano&source=web&ots=nafG4zc6s6&sig=x-ViYce3dJazDQqY72a3_4RHjVc|publisher=Ensayo historico|title=Aapologetico de la literatura española contra los opiniones|date=7 October 2007}}</ref> driven by the [[Ligurians]] from the river [[Sicanus]], drawing his information from the Sicilian historian [[Antiochus of Syracuse]], but his basis for saying this is unknown.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-VmL59CfkcC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Thucydides+Sicani&source=web&ots=pFiBFCDMUE&sig=Yhc2JLurSz8Is4r1lRLl3STfu4Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result|title=Greek Identity in the Western Mediterranean|year=2004}}</ref> [[Timaeus (historian)|Timaeus]] of [[Tauromenium]] considered them as aboriginal.<ref>As reported in [[Diodorus Siculus]] V,6,1-3.</ref> Some modern scholars think the Sicani may have been an [[Illyrians|Illyrian]] tribe that gained control of areas previously inhabited by native tribes.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fine|first=John|title=The ancient Greeks: a critical history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjeM0kcp8swC&pg=PA72&dq=most+scholars+now+believe+that+the+sicans+and+Sicels,+as+well+as+the&hl=en&ei=Z0FtTO2tMMGblgflqoSKDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=most%20scholars%20now%20believe%20that%20the%20sicans%20and%20Sicels%2C%20as%20well%20as%20the&f=false|year=1985|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=0-674-03314-0|page=72}}</ref> Archaeological excavation has shown that they had received some [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean]] influence.<ref>Fine, p.72</ref>


The [[Elymians]] are thought to be the next recorded people to settle Sicily, perhaps from the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]], [[Anatolia]], or [[Liguria]]. They settled in the north-west corner of the island, forcing the Sicanians to move across eastward. The [[Sicels]] were the next to arrive, from mainland [[Italy]], and settled in the east. Historical records start with the Phoenicians, who established colonies in the 11th century BCE, and especially with the Greeks, who founded the colony of [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]], which eventually became the largest Greek city, in [[734 BCE]]. Other Greek colonies were established around the island. The indigenous Sicilians were gradually absorbed by these colonizing peoples and finally disappeared as distinct peoples under Roman occupation.
The [[Elymians]] are thought to be the next recorded people to settle Sicily, perhaps from the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]], [[Anatolia]], or [[Liguria]]. They settled in the north-west corner of the island, forcing the Sicanians to move across eastward. The [[Sicels]] were the next to arrive, from mainland [[Italy]], and settled in the east. Historical records start with the Phoenicians, who established colonies in the 11th century BCE, and especially with the Greeks, who founded the colony of [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]], which eventually became the largest Greek city, in [[734 BCE]]. Other Greek colonies were established around the island. The indigenous Sicilians were gradually absorbed by these colonizing peoples and finally disappeared as distinct peoples under Roman occupation.

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Sicani
RegionSicily
Extinctapproximately 300 BCE
Language codes
ISO 639-3sxc
sxc
GlottologNone
Approximate locations of the Sicani and their neighbors, the Elymians and the Sicels, in Sicily around 11th century BC (before the arrival of the Phoenicians and the Greeks).

The Sicani (Greek Σικανοί Sikanoi) or Sicanians were one of three ancient peoples of Sicily present at the time of Phoenician and Greek colonization. The Sicani dwelt east of the Elymians and west of the Sicels, having, according to Diodorus Siculus,[1] the boundary with the last in the ancient Himera river (Salso) after a series of battles between these tribes.

History

The Sicani are thought to be the oldest inhabitants of Sicily with a recorded name. The Greek historian Thucydides[2] claimed they immigrated from the Iberian Peninsula (perhaps Valencia)[3][4] driven by the Ligurians from the river Sicanus, drawing his information from the Sicilian historian Antiochus of Syracuse, but his basis for saying this is unknown.[5] Timaeus of Tauromenium considered them as aboriginal.[6] Some modern scholars think the Sicani may have been an Illyrian tribe that gained control of areas previously inhabited by native tribes.[7] Archaeological excavation has shown that they had received some Mycenaean influence.[8]

The Elymians are thought to be the next recorded people to settle Sicily, perhaps from the Aegean, Anatolia, or Liguria. They settled in the north-west corner of the island, forcing the Sicanians to move across eastward. The Sicels were the next to arrive, from mainland Italy, and settled in the east. Historical records start with the Phoenicians, who established colonies in the 11th century BCE, and especially with the Greeks, who founded the colony of Syracuse, which eventually became the largest Greek city, in 734 BCE. Other Greek colonies were established around the island. The indigenous Sicilians were gradually absorbed by these colonizing peoples and finally disappeared as distinct peoples under Roman occupation.

Herodotus and King Minos

Herodotos: The History, VII.170-171 [9]

Minos, according to tradition, went to Sicania, or Sicily, as it is now called, in search of Daedalus, and there perished by a violent death....

Language

Sicanian
Sicana
RegionSicily
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsica1234
Tribes of Hellenic Sicily

A few short inscriptions using the Greek alphabet have been found in the extinct Sicanian language.[10] Except for names, they have not been translated, and the language is unclassified due to lack of data.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Diod., v.6.3-4
  2. ^ Thucydides, His. VI,2,3,4.
  3. ^ "Sicily: Encyclopedia II – Sicily – History". Experience Festival. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Aapologetico de la literatura española contra los opiniones". Ensayo historico. 7 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Greek Identity in the Western Mediterranean". 2004.
  6. ^ As reported in Diodorus Siculus V,6,1-3.
  7. ^ Fine, John (1985). The ancient Greeks: a critical history. Harvard University Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-674-03314-0.
  8. ^ Fine, p.72
  9. ^ Herodotus, The History, George Rawlinson, trans., (New York: Dutton & Co., 1862
  10. ^ The World's Writing Systems. 1996:301.
  11. ^ 'Sicanian' at Linguist List

External links

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