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Bithia, Italy
38.8958° N, 8.8853° E
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Bithia or Bitia was a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman town located near Chia in the extreme south of Sardinia, Italy. Most of the ruins have been submerged underwater.
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Foundation by Phoenicians
8th century BCE
Abandonment
early 7th century CE
Modern discovery of ruins
1963
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