Melite or Melita was an ancient city located on the site of present-day Mdina and Rabat in Malta. It started out as a Bronze Age settlement, which developed into a city called Ann under the Phoenician
Ruins of the Domus Romana, one of the few visible remains of Melite
Melite was located on the site of modern Mdina (bottom) and Rabat (top)
Remains of a Roman building, used for the building of the church, now at the Wignacourt Museum
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country located in the central Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago which is 80 km south of Italy, 284 km east of Tunisia, and 333 km
Melite (ancient city)
…Melite (Ancient Greek: Μελίτη, Melítē) or Melita (Latin) was an ancient city located on the site of present-day Mdina and Rabat in Malta. It started out as a Bronze Age settlement, which developed into a city called Ann (Phoenician: 𐤀𐤍𐤍, ʾnn) under the Phoenicians and became the…
Ġgantija, a megalithic temple complex
Roman mosaic from the Domvs Romana
Roger I of Sicily returned Malta to Christian rule.
Ottoman attack on the post of the Castilian knights on 21 August 1565