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Pitiniana
Pitiniana was an ancient city of Sicily on the overland road from Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) to Panormus (modern Palermo). Its precise location is unknown, but is supposed to be near the present cities of Aragona and Raffadali Raffadali is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region of Sicily, located about south of Palermo and about northwest of Agrigento. Geography The commune's territory covers an area of around 1.617 hectares .... References * *O. Belvedere, “Sulla via Agrigento-Palermo,” in C. Interdonato (ed.), Viabilità antica in Sicilia, Atti del 3° Convegno di Studi, Archeoclub di Giarre, sede di Giarre Riposto, pp. 71–73, Giarre, 1988. *V. Giustolisi, La Petra di Calathansuderj e la “statio Pitiniana”, Palermo, 1988. *E. Manni, Geografia fisica e politica della Sicilia antica, Rome, 1981.p. 220 Ancient cities in Sicily Lost ancient cities and towns Former populated places in Italy {{sicily-geo-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffadali
Raffadali is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region of Sicily, located about south of Palermo and about northwest of Agrigento. Geography The commune's territory covers an area of around 1.617 hectares and has a population density of 586.12 inhabitants per km². It is a hilly region between the rivers Platani and Salso, located 425 m above sea level. The physical aspect of the area is characterised by white marl and brown soils and regosols. The area was classified as seismic zone 2 (medium-high) in the Italian earthquake risk classification system, by Prime Ministerial ordinance 3274 (20/03/2003). The area's climate is of the Mediterranean type, with an average temperature of 26-28 °C and highs of 30-40 °C in July and August. The Italian government classifies the climate as zone C, 1177 degree days. The old heart of the city consists of a thick network of narrow streets with traditional stone and plaster houses, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
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Agrigento
Agrigento (; scn, Girgenti or ; grc, Ἀκράγας, translit=Akrágas; la, Agrigentum or ; ar, كركنت, Kirkant, or ''Jirjant'') is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden age of Ancient Greece BC. History Akragas was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two nearby rivers, the Hypsas and the Acragas, after which the settlement was originally named. A ridge, which offered a degree of natural fortification, links a hill to the north called Colle di Girgenti with another, called Rupe Atenea, to the east. According to Thucydides, it was founded around 582-580 BC by Greek colonists from Gela in eastern Sicily, with further colonists from Crete and Rhodes. The founders ( ''oikistai'') of the new city were Aristonous and Pystilus. It was the last of the major Greek colonies in Sicily to be founded. Archaic period The territory un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab rule in the Emirate of Sicily when the city became the capital of Sicily for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aragona
Aragona ( scn, Araùna or ''Raona'') is a commune in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, southern Italy. It is northeast of Agrigento. It is known mainly for the Macalube natural reserve and for being the Italian municipality with the highest emigration rate. Geography The sulfur mine ''Mandra'', today inactive, is located in the municipality. Aragona is part of the agricultural region ''Platani Hills'' ( it, Colline del Platani). Bounding communes are: *Agrigento * Campofranco *Casteltermini * Comitini * Favara * Grotte * Joppolo Giancaxio *Sant'Angelo Muxaro *Santa Elisabetta History Aragona is located on the eastern slopes of the Mount Belvedere at an altitude of 428 m. In the 13th century, the Castello di Barrugeri was built near what is now Aragona, but it no longer exists. The town was founded on 6 January 1606, upon the initiative of lord Baldassare III Naselli, Count of Comiso. He had previously submitted a request for the foundation of a new village in his fiefd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Cities In Sicily
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages varies between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was already exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progress. While in 10,000 BC, the world population stood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Ancient Cities And Towns
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have been created but has not survived to the present day Arts, entertainment, and media Films *Lost (1950 film), ''Lost'' (1950 film), a Mexican film directed by Fernando A. Rivero *Lost (1956 film), ''Lost'' (1956 film), a British thriller starring David Farrar *Lost (1983 film), ''Lost'' (1983 film), an American film directed by Al Adamson *Lost! (film), ''Lost!'' (film), a 1986 Canadian film directed by Peter Rowe *Lost (2004 film), ''Lost'' (2004 film), an American thriller starring Dean Cain *The Lost (2006 film), ''The Lost'' (2006 film), an American psychological horror starring Marc Senter Games *''Lost: Via Domus'', a 2008 video game by Ubisoft based on the ''Lost'' TV series *The Lost (video game), ''The Lost'' (video game), a 2002 vap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
