Akrai
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Akrai (; ) was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Akrai
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Akrae
- Ancient site.image
- Palazzolo Acreide Theater.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The Greek theatre
- Ancient site.cultures
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient site.epochs
- Archaic Greek to Byzantine period
- Ancient site.location
- Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 663 BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- Approximately 827 AD
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 238000
- Employees
- 17
- Image
- Palazzolo Acreide Theater.jpg
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- Commons category
- Akrai
- inception
- 0663-00-00
- postal code
- 96010
- visitors per year
- 12211
- street address
- Colle Dell'acromonte, 96010 Palazzolo Acreide
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- The Site
- Latomies
- Excavations
- Polish mission in Akrai
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
Akrai (; ) was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
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