Naxos (Sicily)
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Naxos or Naxus (Greek: Νάξος) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily.
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Νάξος | |
Location | Giardini Naxos, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy |
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Coordinates | 37°49′23″N 15°16′24″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Chalcidean colonists |
Founded | 734 BC |
Periods | Archaic Greece to Classical Greece |
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Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years.
Its remains are open to the public and an on-site museum contains many finds.