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Adranon () or Adranos (), present day Adrano, was an ancient polis of Magna Graecia on the southwestern slopes of Mount Etna, near Simeto River.

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  • The archaeological site
  • From prehistory to the Classical Era
  • References
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Adranon () or Adranos (), present day Adrano, was an ancient polis of Magna Graecia on the southwestern slopes of Mount Etna, near Simeto River.

It was known for the "simetite" variety of amber.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adranon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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