File:DGJ 2357 - Valley of the Temples.jpg
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PLEASE, no multi invitations, glitters or self promotion in your comments. My photos are FREE for anyone to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know. Thanks One of Sicily’s most famous historical attractions is without a doubt the Valley of the Temples, just outside Agrigento. Modern Agrigento used to be the Greek city of Akragas, a colony of settlers mainly from Rhodes and Crete. The city, supposedly founded in 582 BC, soon became prosperous and, in its glory days, was one of the most important and most culturally advanced Greek cities in the Mediterranean. However, as it grew more and more successful, so did its rivalries with other Greek colonies, especially that of Siracusa. In 406 BC Hannibal and the Carthaginians, working in partnership with Dionysius of Siracusa, laid siege to the city. After holding out for eight months, Akagras finally fell and its citizens were removed to Gela. Later, they were allowed to return but were prohibited from fortifying their town and had to pay taxes to Carthage. After a relatively peaceful and undistinguished period, Akagras was thrown into the First Punic War (264 BC) on the side of the Carthaginians and was defeated by the Romans in 210 BC. Tree is over 800 years old. |
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| Author | Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) OFF at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/5313564716. It was reviewed on 31 March 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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