Verified37.0580° N · 14.9020° E · 770 m
Akrai — Colony of Syracuse
Archaic–Hellenistic (664 BCE)·Syracusan Greek·🇬🇷 Sicily, Greece
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About Akrai — Colony of Syracuse
Akrai — Colony of Syracuse in Sicily, Greece is a Archaic–Hellenistic (664 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Syracusan Greek. Syracusan hill colony controlling interior with Doric Aphrodite temple, theatre 600 seats, bouleuterion, laterite quarries. Intact 3rd c. BCE theatre cut in rock with 12 rows, Aphrodision and processional street.
Why it mattersType-site for Syracusan Greek ancient-city studies
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing sequence
- 02Function and cult identity
Theories
- 01Panhellenic competition centre
- 02Colonial foundation model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 664 BCE
- Period
- Archaic–Hellenistic (664 BCE)
- Culture
- Syracusan Greek
- Purpose
- Syracusan hill colony controlling interior with Doric Aphrodite temple, theatre 600 seats, bouleuterion, laterite quarries
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 664 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0580° N · 14.9020° E · 770 m · 4 mapped features
- Akrai — Colony of Syracuse — Agora / ForumagoraPublic square and stoa37.0582° N · 14.9021° E
- Akrai — Colony of Syracuse — Circuit WallswallsCity wall circuit and gates37.0578° N · 14.9022° E
- Akrai — Colony of Syracuse — Sanctuary QuartersanctuaryTemple or shrine quarter37.0585° N · 14.9018° E
- Akrai — Colony of Syracuse — Necropolis ExtensionnecropolisBurial extension beyond core37.0576° N · 14.9018° E
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