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Temple of Hercules

Temple of Hercules

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Temple of Hercules

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Location: Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

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2. Temple of Hercules – Valley of the Temples loop from Tempio di Vulcano

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3. Temple of Hercules – Valley of the Temples loop from Maddalusa

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Peter

November 23, 2021

Akragas was only 582 BC. It was founded in a second wave of Greek colonization, but soon developed into the second most important Greek polis in Sicily after Syracuse, particularly following the victory in the battle of Himera. This importance found its expression, among other things, in a series of monumental temples built during the 5th century BC. BC they were built along the southern walls on a ridge, which in archaeological jargon is called the "Neck of the Temples" (Italian: Collina dei Templi), but popularly (due to its position below the modern city of Agrigento) as "Valley the temple" (Italian: Valley of the Temples). The term "Valley of the Temples" is often used generically also for the entire archaeological site of Agrigento.

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Rosefahrer

July 13, 2022

It is always impressive how the Greeks created impressive buildings without today's technology and tools, some of which can still be admired today.

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JakobusPilger

September 7, 2023

In ancient Greek mythology, "HERCULES" (in Greek "HERAKLES") is known for twelve special heroic deeds that he accomplished:
* The Nemean lion
* The Hydra of Lerna
* The Kerynite hind
* The Erymanthian Boar
* Augenias' stable
* The Stymphalian Birds
* The Cretan bull
* The horses of Diomedes
* The Belt of the Amazon Queen Hippolyte
* The cattle of the giant Geryones
* The apples of the Hesperides
* The Hellhound Kerberos

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