XXII South East Crossroads

Ancient Paths and Historical Itineraries of Sicily: XI Trasversali Sud Est

Sicule, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Paths and Transversals of the South East

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Phase B.1.1 (edited by Ignazio Caloggero)

Interactive map updated in real time. For a global view of all the historical itineraries of Sicily, for the presentation of the project, the "zoomable" historical maps taken as reference and the relative methodological notes, please refer to the project page: Ancient paths and historical itineraries of Sicily. For a view of all the routes in one web page, see: Ancient Paths and Historical Itineraries of Sicily: All the routes live.

The map shows the main "stations" and the archaeological sites encountered along the way. Under the map further details and technical notes. In order to allow a global view, the routes relating to the following routes are also shown: Catania – Agrigento, Via Selinuntina and the Maritima Loca (Syracuse-Agrigento sections

Synthesis of the Transversals

T1: Transversal Cava Palumbo – La Marchesa (Noto)
T2: Gulfi – Ragusa cross road
T3: Cross Poggio del Monaco Licata
T4: Transversal Acate – Maritima Loca
T5: Transversal Ragusa – Maritima Loca
- T5A: Transversal Ragusa – Kamarina via Donnafugata
- T5B: Transversal Ragusa – Kamarina via Grotte delle TrabacChe
- T5C: Transversal Ragusa – Marina di Ragusa/Santa Croce Camerina
T6: Transversal Ragusa – Pozzallo/Ispica
T7: Transversal Modica – Rosolini
- T7A: Modica – Bonfalà cross road
- T7B: Transversal Modica – Contrada Gisira
- T7C: Transversal Contrada Cannicarao – Contrada Zacchitta
T8: Palazzolo Acreide – Noto transversal road
T9: Transversal Ragusa – San Giacomo – Palazzolo Acreide
T10: Palazzolo Acreide – Cassibile cross road
T11: Aguglia – Castelluccio
T12: Transversal Camarina – Chiaramonte Gulfi
T13: Transversal Palazzolo Acreide – Bonfalà (Rosolini)
T14: Transversal Passoladro/Manghisi – Contrada Nicastro
T15: Transversal Avola – Pozzallo
T16: Transversal Via Selinuntina – Catania/Agrigento

Note: the T16 corresponds to the Trasversale XIII of the old numbering

Below is the detailed description

T1: Cava Palumbo – La Marchesa (Noto)

T1.1: Red Fountain (C26) (C30 (CAMS)
T1.2: Messina Houses (C26) (C30 (CAMS)
T1.3: Three Chestnuts (C26) (C30 (CAMS)
T1.4: San Corrado di Fuori (C26) (C30)
T1.5: The Marquise (Noto) (C26) (C30

T2: Transversal (Gulfi – Ragusa) (VCa/VCb)

T2.1: Necropolis of Galla (Iadda)
T2.2: Contrada Serra di Corna (C26) (C30 (C27)
T2.3: Contrada Torrazza (C26) (C30
- T2.4: Possible variant: Torrazza – Contrada Cilone/Contrada Prato (C26) (C30
- T2.5: Possible variant: Torrazza – Contrada Cornocchia – Casa Chiaramiri (C26) (C30
Hybla (C26) (C30

T3: Transversal Monte Priorato/Poggio del Monaco – Licata

T3.1: Monte Priorato (CAMS)
T3.2: Milingiana (CAMS)
T3.3: Gurgazzi (CAMS)
T3.4: Sister Marchesa (CAMS)
T3.5: Ficuzza (CAMS)
T3.6: Contrada Calì (CAMS)
T3.7: Poggio Marcato D'Agnone (CAMS)
T3.8: Contrada Casalicchio – Contrada Coltello (CAMS)
Licata

T4: Transversal (Acate – Maritima Loca)

T4A.1: Large Patch (CAMS) (C30)
T4A.2: Contrada Casale (CAMS) (C30)
T4A.3: Cozzo Cicirello (CAMS) (C30)
T4A.4: Brat (CAMS) (C30)
T4A.5: Pezzalagno (CAMS) (C30)
T4A.6: Ascent Shaft (99) (C30)

in Pozzo Salita reunification with the Maritima Loca

T5: Transversal bundle (Ragusa – Maritima Loca)

T5A: Transversal Ragusa – Kamarina via Donnafugata

From Ibla to Cisternazzi same route as Via Selinuntina

T5A.1: Cisternazzi (C30) (C26) (CAMS)
T5A.2: Gilestra II (C30) (C26)
T5A.3: Donnafugata (C30) (C26) (CAMS) (possible connection with T5B)
T5A.4: Contrada Cavette (C30) (C26) (CAMS)

From Contrada Cavette up to Kamarina it follows the Maritima Loca

T5B: Transversal Ragusa – Kamarina via Grotte delle Trabache

From Ragusa to Grotte delle Trabacche (nearby) it follows the route of the via Selinuntina

T5B.1: Grotta delloe Trabacche (nearby) (C30) (CAMS)
T5B.2: Contrada Mangiapane (C30)
T5B.3: Contrada Passolato (Passolatello) (C30) (CAMS)

In Contrada Passolato up to Kamarina the same route as the transversal – Kamarina – Chiaramonte Gulfi

T5C: Transversal Ragusa – Marina di Ragusa/Santa Croce Camerina

T5C.1: Contrada Monaco C30) (C26)
T5C.2: Warehouses C30) (C26)
T5C.3: Contrada Pianicella C30) (C26)
T5Ca Branch for S. Croce Camerina
- T5Ca.1: Contrada Muraglie C30) (C26) /CAMS)
- In Contrada Marchesa the path connects with the Via Maritima Loca
T5Cb Branch for Marina di Ragusa
- T5Cb.1: Raven Cat C30) (C26)
- T5Cb.2: Contrada Nave C30) (C26)
- In Contrada Nave the path connects with the Via Maritima Loca

T6: Transversal Ragusa – Pozzallo/ Ispica

From Ibla to Contrada Giurgintano same route as Via Selinuntina

T6.1: Contrada Giurgintano (CAMS) (C30 (C26)
T6.2: Contrada Nicastro (C30 (C26)
T6.3: Contrada S. Antonio (C30 (C26) (CAMS)
T6.4: Devil's Coast (C30 (C26)
T6.5: Chickpea Plan (C30 (C26)
T6.6: St. Joseph Timpuni
Modica
Contrada Monserrato (C26) (CAMS)
Contrada Tripods (C26) (CAMS)
Michelica – Palazzetti (C26) (CAMS)
Michelica (C26) (CAMS)
Contrada Busta (C26)
Variant for Pozzallo (Via Contrada Gisana and Bosco Piasana)
Variant for Ispica

T7: Transversal Modica – Rosolini

T7A: Modica – Bonfalà cross road

Modica
T7A.1: Santa Venera (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.2: Contrada Mista (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.3: Contrada Catanzarello (C30) (C26)
T7A.4: Contrada Bosco (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.5: Onion (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.6: Contrada Cassero (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.7: Favarottella (CAMS) (C30) (C26) (see note T7A.7)
T7A.8: Prainito Quarry (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.9: Contrada Gisira (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7A.10: Candelaro quarry
T7A.11: Bonfalà – Passo di Miele

Here it rejoins the Avola – Pozzallo crossroads

T7B: Transversal Modica – Contrada Gisira

Up to Contrada Catanzarello same stretch of T7A

Contrada Catanzarello
T7B.1: Serrapero (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7B.2: Contrada Zaccaria (Cava d'Ispica North) (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7B.3: Superior Command (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7B.4: Contrada Cannicarao (Cammararo in Capo) (see note T7B.4) (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7B.5: Late Roman settlement of Torre di Commaldo (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7B.6: Scalarangial Houses (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Contrada Gisira (CAMS) (C30) (C26)

From Contrada Gisira to Bonfalà same route as T7A

T7C: Transversal Contrada Cannicarao – Contrada Zacchitta

From Modica to Contrada Cannicarao same route as T7B

Contrada Cannicarao
T7C.1: Contrada Carbonella (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7C.2: Quarry Marchesa (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7C.3: Cozzo Cisterna (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7C.4: Contrada Granati Vecchi (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T7C.5: Contrada Zacchitta (C30)

in Contrada Zacchitta the route rejoins the T12: Trasversale Avola – Pozzallo

T8: Palazzolo Acreide – Noto transversal road

From Palazzolo Acreide to just before Santa Lucia di Mendola, the route coincides with a stretch of the Via Selinuntina

T8.1: Saint Lucia of Mendola (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T8.2: Contrada Aguglia (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T8.3: Deddera (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T8.4: Half Gregory (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T8.5: Head of Water (C30) (C26)
T8.6: Butterfly (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T8.7: Netum (Noto Antica) (CAMS) (C30)
T8.8: Buffatelli (CAMS) (C30)

From Buffatelli the route joins the T12: Trasversale Avola – Pozzallo

T9: Transversal Ragusa – San Giacomo – Palazzolo Acreide

From Ibla to Contrada San Filippo it coincides with the Via Selinuntina

T8.1: Contrada San Filippo (C30)
T8.2: Buttress of the Forks (C30) (CAMS)
T8.3: Contrada Marchesa (C30)
Contrada Furmica (CAMS)

From Contrada Furmica onwards correspondence with the transversal T13: Trasversale Palazzolo Acreide

T10: Palazzolo Acreide – Cassibile cross road

From Palazzolo Acreide to Passoladro same route as Via Selinuntina

T10.1: Passoladro (CAMS) (C30)
T10.2: Mangosi (CAMS) (C30)
T10.3: Putrisino Quarry (CAMS) (C30)
T10.4: Palumbo Quarry (CAMS) (C30)
T10.5: Petracca Quarry (CAMS) (C30)
T10.6: Stallaini – Cava Grande (CAMS) (C30)
T10.7: Lawsuit (CAMS) (C30)

Cassibile

In Cassibile the route joins the Via Maritima Loca

T11: Transversal Aguglia – Castelluccio

Up to Aguglia the route coincides with the T8

T11.1: Sparano – Case Italia (CAMS) (C30)
T11.2: Half Gregory (CAMS) (C30)
T11.3: Castelluccio (CAMS) (C30)
T11.4: Vallone Sermitella (CAMS) (note from Castelluccio to Sermitella, the route is still to be traced)
T11.5: Castelluccio – Warren (CAMS)
Salonia

from Salonia onwards correspondence with the transversal T13.

T12: Transversal Camarina – Chiaramonte Gulfi

This transversal, mentioned by B. Pace (3.482 and partly in 26.266) connects via Maritima Loca (VI) with Selinuntina (V).

Section T12.A (Camarina – Comiso)

- T12A.1: Port of Camarina (3.482) (C30) (C26)
- T12A.2 Grotta Re Cucco (near) (C30) (C26) (VI: Maritima Loca)
- T12A.3 Bunker Contrada Piombo (C30) (C26) (CAMS)
- T12A.4 Contrada Passolato (C30) (C26) (CAMS)
- T12A.5 Contrada Targena – Muraglia (C30) (C26)(CAMS)
- T12A.6 Barco (C30) (C26) (CAMS)
- T12A.7 Source Diana (Comiso) (3.482) (CAMS)

Section T12.B (Comiso – Gulfi)

- T12B.1: Merlin (CAMS)
- T12B.2: Margi – Defense (C30) (C26)(CAMS)
- T12B.3: Billona/Bosco Rotondo and Bosco Comitini (C30) (C26)(CAMS)
- T12B.4: Contrada Serra Carcara - Favaragghi
- T12B.5: Cifali (3.482) (C30) (C26)(CAMS)
- T12B.6: Contrada San Nicola
- T12B.7: Archaeological site of Aranci-Marana-Piano Conte (Akrillai) (3.482)

From here branch off to Akray following the Via Selinuntina

From here branch for Licodia (Transversal Via Selinuntina / Catania Agrigento)

Note T12B.1 Possible Variants

Note T12B.2 Possible original section of the airport runway

T13: Transversal Palazzolo Acreide – Bonfalà (Rosolini)

The initial section coincides with via Selinuntina

T13.1: Bibbinello (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.2: Contrada Poi (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.3: Contrada Furmica (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.4: Furmica – Benesiti (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.5: Cozzo Perciata Stone (C30) (C26)
T13.6: Cozzo Sisca – Cozzo Vigna (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.7: Salonia (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
T13.8: Bonfalà (CAMS) (C30) (C26)

T14: Transversal Passoladro/Manghisi – Contrada Nicastro

T14.1: Passoladro/Manghisi
T14.2: Contrada San Marco
T14.3: Mulberry
T14.4: Contrada Nicastro

T15: Transversal Avola – Pozzallo

From Avola to Contrada Puzzi same route as the Via Maritima Loca

Contrada Puzzi (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Contrada San Giacomo (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Known (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
St. Philip (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Bonfalà – Passo di Miele (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Contrada Zacchitta (C26)
Narbalata (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Rosolini (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Contrada Rizzatolli (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
San Giovanni (Ispica) (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Quarry Martella (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Bosco Pisana (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Carpintera (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Toll booth (CAMS) (C30) (C26)
Pozzallo (CAMS) (C30) (C26)

T16: Transversal Via Selinuntina – Catania/Agrigento

This transversal, mentioned by B. Pace (3.482), connects via Selinuntina (V) with Catania / Agrigento (III).

Section T16A (SS 385 – Licodia)

- XIII.1 Contrada Santa Croce (C26)
- XIII.2 Cross Plan (CAMS)
- XIII.3 Grammichele (3.483) (C16)
- XIII.4 Contrada Fontanazza (or Fontranuzza) (C16) (C26) (C30) (see note 16A1)
- XIII.5 Mangalavite (C26) (C30) (C16)
- XIII.6 Bonferrat (C26) (C30) (C16)
- XIII.7 Contrada Pirrone (CAMS) (C16)
- XIII.8 Licodia (CAMS) (C16)

Section T16B (Licodia – Gulfi)

- XIII.1 Contrada San Filippo (CAMS)
- XIII.2 Sarpellizza - Bianchette (CAMS)
- XIII.3 Scifazzo (CAMS) (C26) (see note 16B1)
- XIII.4 Dirillo River (C26)
- XIIIA.5 Filo Zingaro Pass (3.482) (C26) (C30) (C16)
- XIII.6 Contrada Fegotto (C26) (C30)
- XIIIA.7 Gulfi (Acrilla) (3.482) (C30) (C16)

Section T16C (Licodia – Palazzolo Acreide)

XIIIC.1 Contrada Santa Venere (C26) (C30) (C16)
XIIIC.2 Our Lady of Petraro (C26) (C30) (C16)
XIIIC.3 Vizzini (CAMS) (C26)
XIIIC.4 Scifo trough (C30)
XIIIC.5 Contrada Poggio del Lago (C30) C26)
XIIIC.6 Contrada Spedalazzo (C30) (C26)
XIIIC.7 Buccheri (CAMS) (C26)
XIIIC.8 Monte Pavone (C26) (C30) (CAMS)
XIIIC.9 Buscemi (C26) (C30)
XIIIC.10 Our Lady of the Woods (C26) (C30) (CAMS)
XIIIC.11 San Salvatore (C26) (C30) (CAMS)
XIIIC.12 Former Palazzolo Station – Buscemi (C26) (C30)

From the former Palazzolo – Buscemi station up to Palazzolo Acreide it follows the Catania – Agrigento (III)

Section T16D.D (Licodia – Torrevecchia)

XIIID.1 Fossa Quadara (C26) (C30 – up to Fossa Quadara) (CAMS)
XIIID.2 Casasia (CAMS)
XIIID.3 Canalicchio (C26) (C30 – from Canalicchio onwards)
XIIID.4 Contrada Cugni (C26) (C30)
XIIID.5 Contrada Canalazzo (C26) (C30)
XIIID.6 Alia (CAMS) (C26) (C30)
XIIID.7 Monterosso Almo (C26) (C30)
XIIID.8 Contrada Minchiuffo (C26) (C30)

From here on, the Catania – Agrigento (III) route follows, the section from Licodia Eubea to Fontanazza to be considered closest to the historic route is the one other than red. In fact, this section corresponds to the historical route indicated in C30 and is also present in the road system indicated in C26

Section T16E (Vizzini – Monterosso Almo)

XIIIE.1 Contrada Casaletto/Poggio dei Santi (C26) (C30) (see note Note 13E1)
XIIIE.1 Amerillo (C26) (C30)

From Amerillo to Alia and then Monterosso Almo same route as XIIID (5-6)

Insights

T7A: Modica – Bonfalà cross road

note T7A.7

Learn more in one of the future updates on the stretch from Contrada Favarottella, passing through Serrusco and Cammaratini, up to Contrada Gisira. The stretch is affected by historic roads (C30).

C30: Outlined the stretch of historic road network - https://www.sitr.regione.sicilia.it/geoportale/it/Home/GeoViewer?resourceLocatorId=1613

T7B: Transversal Modica – Contrada Gisira

Note T7B.4

C26: Europe in the XNUMXth century. century (with the Third Military Survey)

Section T12.A (Camarina Comiso)

Note by Biagio Pace (26.266): Along the first stretch, with the exception of small variations, this road coincides with the old Comiso-S. Silvestro-Cammarana, the only artery existing in that stretch up to half a century ago, and the only one marked on the first card at 50 (f. 256, IX)

Camarina - Comiso: Viability in the 26th century (CXNUMX)

Section T12.B (Comiso Gulfi)

Note T12B.1 Possible Variants: I have hypothesized three possible alternative routes which go from Comiso to Cifali

Note T12B.2 In the stretch from Contrada Serra Carcara – Favaragghi to the archaeological site of Cifali-Casa Ferreri it is probable that the original road cut the runway (at the end) (see line with different colour) of the current airport.

Note T12B.3 : The Comiso - Cannicarao stretch would be indicated by Biagio Pace (3.482) but it is not, in this revision, included in the route I have elaborated, as the sections I have chosen in this phase are those with the highest concentration of Greek and Roman remains . To include this site as well, it would be necessary to think of a further alternative route from Comiso to Cannicarao (trazzera fondo Cannicarao? - see also C30) and from Cannicarao to Gulfi.

Tract T16

Section T16A

Note 16A1:

Section T16B

Note 16B1: A possible hypothesis could be that the original section that from the Dirillo river to Scifazzo was partly occupied by the current Dirillo lake (see below section "T16A.4 - T16A.5" colored differently) This stroke is in fact present in the map (C26).

Tract T16D

Licodia – Lago Dirillo section, historic route on the C30

Fossa Quadara – Casasia stretch on C26

Section T16E

Note 16E1: In the section that starts from Contrada Casaletto/Poggio dei Santi it is probable that the original route differs in part (line not colored in red). In this regard, see the historical layout indicated in C30.

Bibliography and Reference Cartography.

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CAMS: Multimedia Archaeological Map of Sicily - Link: https://www.lasiciliainrete.it/archivio-patrimonio-archeologico-di-sicilia/
C4: Nova et accurate Siciliae Regionum, Urbium, Castellorum, Pagorum Montium, Sylvarum, Planitierum, Viarum Situum ac Singularium quorumque locorum et rerum ad Geographiam Partinentium Descriptio Universalis - 1721 author Schmettau, Samuel von
C7: Sicily. Publisher: Robert Laurie & James Whittle (1799) (always referable to Schmettau's paper))
C12: Siciliae Antiquae quae et Sicania et Trinacria dicta tabula geographic. Publisher: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
C13: [4] Tabula Peutingeriana (medieval map of the Roman world written by a monk of Colmar XIII century
C15A: General Map of the Island of Sicily - Officio Topografico 1826 (South-East)
C16: Guidelines of the Regional Territorial Landscape Plan - Historic road network
C17: Syracuse at the time of Gelone and Gelone I map with the roads leaving Syracuse attached to the book by Adolfo Holm: Storia di Sicilia-Vol. THE
C18: Sicily Trazzerale Network (1929). Published in the Journal of the Land Registry and Tax Services in 1941
C26: Europe in the XNUMXth century. century (with the Third Military Survey)
C27: Comparative Map of Modern Sicily (1859)
C28: Siciliae Antiquae Tabula (1834) (Sicily Tabulae Peutingerianae)
C29: La Sicile Pour l'Histoire Romaine (1740)
C30: Cartography of the Landscape Plans of the Sicily Region which can be consulted online (for the trazzere and historical routes)
[36] Tommaso Fazello - History of Sicily Volume I. Palermo

For the bibliography and general cartography see the page: Methodological Notes and Bibliography

Technical and methodological note

The Multimedia Map of the Ancient Historical Routes is created in two sub-phases (not necessarily sequential):

Phase A (Basic Path): in the first sub-phase the paths are identified in the form of a first draft divided into segments and sections (taking into account the bibliography, the historical maps analyzed and the Multimedia Archaeological Map of Sicily (CAMS) and only partially the paths on the ground). The basic route is the starting point proposed to the scientific community, preparatory to the subsequent phase of detailed analysis of the individual segments that make up the entire identified path
Phase B (Advanced Path): in the second phase, an incremental refinement process will begin by adapting, as faithfully as possible, the individual components that make up the route to the historical routes and to the tracks on the ground and where the ancient traces have been lost, adapt them to the current routes that are closest to the ancient paths (keeping track of the historical paths, where identified). The incremental refinement process will also take into account historical roads, natural roads and further studies and contributions from the scientific community and scholars in the sector.
Phase C (Subdivision of the paths): When fully operational, the project provides for the drafting of two paths that may diverge in some points: a path as faithful as possible to the ancient path regardless of its current practicability and another that could form the basis for proposing itineraries that take into account the actual practicability and the possibility of enjoying the historical, artistic and naturalistic beauties close to the historical route.

Note: In cases where the ancient route is no longer identifiable or has been completely replaced by high-speed roads, or obstructed by industrial plants or other types of impediment, an attempt has been made to identify a stretch that in some way is closest to the characteristics of a naturalistic path or in any case a substitute for the fast-flowing path. In some cases, moreover, in case of doubt between two possible routes, the route that allows you to pass in the immediate vicinity of landscapes or cultural heritage considered interesting from a tourist-cultural point of view has been taken into consideration.

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