Its archeological site is located in Rocchicella on a spur of basalt in the valley of the Margi river.

However, it was soon destroyed and the site remained uninhabited at the time Diodorus wrote the Bibliotheca historica,[2] which he finished in approximately 60 BCE.

Palike's destruction most likely happened in 440 BCE, when the city of Trinakie was destroyed by Syracuse according to Diodorus Siculus.

The table of contents of the Bibliotheca historica refers to the Syracusan campaign as being conducted "against the Picenians", which makes no sense.

If the spelling of the Ancient Greek text is slightly altered, this would read "against the men of Palici".