Ἀκράγας

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Greek colony ancient Greek city polis

Ἀκράγας is the ancient Greek name for the city of Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, a major colony of Magna Graecia renowned for its wealth and monumental temples.

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Label	Occurrences
Ἀκράγας canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek colony ⓘ ancient Greek city ⓘ polis ⓘ
ancientNameOf	Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigento Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigentum
conqueredBy	Romans ⓘ
conqueredInWar	First Punic War ⓘ
destroyedBy	Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ surface form: Carthaginians
destroyedInYear	406 BC ⓘ
foundedAround	c. 580 BC ⓘ
foundedBy	Cretan colonists ⓘ Rhodian colonists ⓘ colonists from Gela ⓘ
foundedInCentury	6th century BC ⓘ
governedBy	Phalaris ⓘ surface form: tyrant Phalaris Theron of Akragas ⓘ surface form: tyrant Theron of Acragas
hasNotableCitizen	Acron of Agrigentum ⓘ Empedocles ⓘ Phalaris ⓘ Theron of Akragas ⓘ surface form: Theron of Acragas
hasTemple	Temple of Asclepius ⓘ Temple of Concordia ⓘ Temple of Demeter ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ Temple of Hera Lacinia ⓘ Temple of Heracles ⓘ Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
knownFor	Valley of the Temples ⓘ fertile territory ⓘ monumental temples ⓘ wealth ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
laterRuledBy	Carthage ⓘ Rome ⓘ
LatinName	Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigentum
locatedIn	Magna Graecia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ southern coast of Sicily ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Italy ⓘ
locatedNear	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOn	river Gela ⓘ surface form: Akragas River
modernName	Akragas ⓘ surface form: Agrigento
prosperedFrom	agriculture ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ wine production ⓘ
reachedPeakUnder	Theron of Akragas ⓘ surface form: Theron of Acragas
regionInAntiquity	Siceliot Greek world ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart	Valley of the Temples ⓘ

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Akragas → ancientName → Ἀκράγας ⓘ