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| − | '''Agrigento''' is a city | + | '''Agrigento''' is a city on [[Sicily]], in southern [[Italy]]. The city has 59,791 inhabitants (2016). |
== Archaeological Area of Agrigento == | == Archaeological Area of Agrigento == | ||
Revision as of 16:03, May 19, 2017
Agrigento is a city on Sicily, in southern Italy. The city has 59,791 inhabitants (2016).
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterranean world. Its supremacy and pride are demonstrated by the remains of the magnificent Doric temples that dominate the ancient town, much of which still lies intact under today's fields and orchards. Selected excavated areas throw light on the later Hellenistic and Roman town and the burial practices of its early Christian inhabitants.[1]