History of Malta Ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks have also inhabited the Maltese islands. In 533, Byzantine general Belisarius briefly landed at Malta while on his way from Sicily to North Africa, and by 535, the island was integrated into the Byzantine province of Sicily. During the Byzantine period, the main settlements remained the city of Melite on mainland Malta and the Citadel on Gozo, while Marsaxlokk, Marsaskala, Marsa and Xlendi are believed to have served as harbours. The relatively high quantity of Byzantine ceramics found in Malta suggests that the island might have had an important strategic role within the empire from
Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota $11,949. There were 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line; within this group there were no families, no under eighteens and none over 64. Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota Malta Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Malta Township was organized in 1880. It was named directly or indirectly after the island of Malta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.2 km²), of which 36.3 square miles (94.0 km²) is land and 0.9 square