archaicwonder:The Temple of Juno at Agrigento (Akragas), SicilyModern Agrigento is on the southern c
archaicwonder:The Temple of Juno at Agrigento (Akragas), SicilyModern Agrigento is on the southern coast of Sicily, and is the capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas, one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden age of ancient Greece.It was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, near the rivers Hypsas and Akragas. Construction began around 582-580 BC and is attributed to Greek colonists from Gela.The Doric style Temple of Juno was built in the 5th century BC, burnt in 406 BC by the Carthaginians and then later restored by the Romans. -- source link
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