Heraclea Minoa
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Heraclea Minoa (Greek: Ἡράκλεια Μινῴα, Hērákleia Minṓia; Italian: Eraclea Minoa) 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.
Location | Cattolica Eraclea, Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy |
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Coordinates | 37°23′38″N 13°16′51″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | Middle of the 6th century BC |
Periods | Archaic Greek to Roman Imperial |
Cultures | Greek, Roman |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Website | Area Archeologia e Antiquarium Eraclea Minoa (in Italian) |
Excavations have revealed several parts of the city which are now open to the public.
Archaeology has shown that the city was founded in the middle of the 6th century BC as an outpost of the Greek colony of Selinus (modern Selinunte) and was finally abandoned around the beginning of the 1st century AD.