Halaesa
Sign in to saveHalaesa (, Latin: Halaesa), also known as Halaesa Archonidea and also spelled Alaesa or Halesa was an ancient city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near the north coast of the island, between Cephaloedium (modern Cefalù) and Calacte (modern Caronia).
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Halaesa
- Ancient site.image
- 2009-03-22 03-29 Sizilien 438 Halaesa.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View of Halaesa
- Ancient site.cultures
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient site.epochs
- Archaic Greek to Byzantine period
- Ancient site.location
- Tusa, Italy
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy Sicily
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
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Halaesa (, Latin: Halaesa), also known as Halaesa Archonidea and also spelled Alaesa or Halesa was an ancient city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near the north coast of the island, between Cephaloedium (modern Cefalù) and Calacte (modern Caronia).
The site has been partially excavated and a museum contains finds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Halaesa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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