Archaeological sites in Sicily Archaeological sites in Sicily Abacaenum was an ancient town of the Siculi in Sicily, West of Messana, South of Tyndaris. It had a mint. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abacaenum"
Agrigentum is an ancient Greek city on the island Sicily, also known as Agrigento, Acragas or Akragas (see also List of traditional Greek place names). The city was built on a cliff on the south-coast of Sicily, surrounded by two rivers (the Hypsas and the Akragas). This position meant that the city was easy to defend in times of war. The remains of the ancient city, such as the temple of Concordia, the temple of Zeus (or Olympaeon), the temple of Heracles and " Juno Lacinia", are all dated back to the 5th century BC. Especially the temple of Concordia is one of the finest examples of Greek Classicism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agrigentum"
The Sicel city the Romans called Assorus (Greek Assoros) is the modern Assoro in the province of Enna, Sicily. Assorus was an inland town, midway between Enna and Agyrium. It long resisted Hellenization, and retained its traditional Sicel character. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assorus, Sicily"
The Ear of Dionysius ( Italian: Orecchio di Dionisio) is an artificial limestone cave carved out of the Temenites hill in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily in Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ear of Dionysius"
::For the Spanish film director, see Victor Erice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erice"
Halaesa is an ancient town on the north coast of Sicily, about 14 miles east of Cephaloedium ( Cefalu) and east of the modern Castel di Tusa. It was founded in 403 BC by Archonides, tyrant of Herbita, whose name it sometimes bore. "Halaisa Archonida" can be found on a Roman coin of the time of Augustus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halaesa"
Haluntium was an ancient city of Sicily, 6 miles from the north coast and 25 miles east-north-east of Halaesa. It was probably of Sicel origin, though its foundation was ascribed to some of the companions of Aeneas. It appears first in Roman times as a place of some importance, and suffered considerably at the hands of Verres. The abandoned church of S. Mark, just outside the modern town, is built into the celia of an ancient Greek temple, which measures 62×18 foot. A number of ancient inscriptions have been found there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haluntium" http://www.shortopedia.com Dreamteam.
Halyciae (Halykiai, Halykiae) is the ancient name for one of the settlements of the Elymians on the island of Sicily, known as Alicia in more recent Italian scholarship. Though its present location is not known precisely, recent excavations conducted in Sicily by the Scandinavian-Sicilian Project seem to indicate that the present city of Salemi in the province of Trapani is built upon the ruins of old Halykiai. Digs have been conducted in Salemi itself by Northern Illinois University, and on an adjacent site known as Monte Polizzo by archaeologists from Stanford University, with help from the University of Gothenburg, the University of Oslo, and the Soprintendenza di Trapani. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halyciae"
Himera is located on the northern coast of Sicily. ...more on Wikipedia about "Himera"
Megara Hyblaea (perhaps identical with Hybla Major) is the name of an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, situated on the east coast, 12 miles NNW of Syracuse. It was founded in 728 BC by Megarean colonists, who had previously settled successively at Trotilon, Leontini and Thapsus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Megara Hyblaea"
The archaeological site of Morgantina is located in east central Sicily, at 37° 26.035' N 14° 28.928' E. It is sixty kilometres (forty miles) from the coast of the Ionian Sea, in the province of Enna. The closest modern town is Aidone, two kilometres southwest of the site. The site consists of a two-kilometre long ridge running southwest–northeast, known as Serra Orlando, and a neighboring hill at the northeast called Cittadella. Morgantina was inhabited in several periods. The earliest major settlement was made at Cittadella and lasted from about 1000/ 900 to about 450 BCE. The other major settlement was located on Serra Orlando, and existed from about 450 BCE to about 50 CE. Morgantina has been the subject of archaeological investigation since the early 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morgantina"
Motya was a Phoenician town founded in the eight century BC as a commercial center, and situated on the small island of Mozia in a lagoon on the most western part of Sicily. ...more on Wikipedia about "Motya"
Segesta was the political center of the Elymian people. It is placed in the northwestern part of Sicily, in the province of Trapani and in the vicinity of Alcamo and Gibellina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Segesta"
Selinunte is an ancient Greek archaeological site in the south province of Trapani, in the island of Sicily. Selinunte is the modern Italian name for the ancient Selinus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Selinunte"
Taormina is a town on the island of Sicily in Italy, and in ancient times was a Greek colony (Tauromenium), dating from about 400 BC, which submitted to Roman authority in 212 BC during the Second Punic War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taormina"
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