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Heraclea Minoa

Heraclea Minoa - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Heraclea Minoa (, Hērákleia Minṓia; ) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia situated on the southern coast of Sicily near the mouth of the river Halycus (modern Platani), 25 km west of Agrigentum (Acragas, modern Agrigento). It is located near the modern town of the same name in the comune Cattolica Eraclea in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: ancient site
• date from: Middle of the 6th century BC
• official website: http://www.regione.sicilia.it/beniculturali/dirbenicult/database/page_musei/pagina_musei.asp?ID=35&IdSito=9

Source: en.wikipedia.org