Akrai
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For the town of ancient Aetolia, Greece, see Acrae (Aetolia). For that in Scythia Minor, see Kaliakra.
Akrai (Ancient Greek: Ἄκραι;[1] Latin: Acrenses[2]) 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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Alternative name | Akrae |
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Location | Palazzolo Acreide, Italy |
Coordinates | 37°3′28.6″N 14°53′42.21″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 663 BC |
Abandoned | Approximately 827 AD |
Periods | Archaic Greek to Byzantine period |
Cultures | Ancient Greece |
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