Thursday, October 27, 2005

The Ancients: Selinunte settled 628 BC and Agrigento's Valley of the Temples 580 BC.

Temple E: thought to be dedicated to Hera (Juno)
Selinunte was the most westerly Hellenic colony.
Selinunte sacked by Carthage in 409 BC. The city never recovered. Destroyed by an earthquake in 250BC.
Agrigento's Temple of Concord is one of the best preserved Greek temples.
Olive tree and the valley below.
A window through time: a view to the sea.
Modern Agrigento as seen from the Valley of the Temples.