Akragas

E55843

ancient Greek city polis

Akragas was an important ancient Greek city on the southern coast of Sicily, renowned for its wealth, powerful status, and monumental temples.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Agrigento	25
Akragas canonical	24
Agrigentum	5
Agrigente	1
Agrigento, Italy	1
Akragas (traditional)	1
ancient city of Akragas	1
city of Akragas	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city ⓘ polis ⓘ
alliedWith	Syracuse ⓘ
ancientName	Ἀκράγας ⓘ
archaeologicalSite	Valley of the Temples ⓘ
besiegedBy	Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ surface form: Carthaginians
capturedBy	Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ surface form: Carthaginians
capturedIn	406 BC ⓘ
conqueredBy	Roman Republic ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
culture	Dorian Greek ⓘ
dedicatedSanctuaryTo	Athena ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Hera ⓘ Zeus ⓘ surface form: Zeus Olympios
enemyOf	Carthage ⓘ
founded	c. 580 BC ⓘ
foundedBy	Cretan colonists ⓘ Greek colonists from Gela ⓘ Rhodian colonists ⓘ
governedBy	tyranny of Phalaris ⓘ tyranny of Theron ⓘ
hasTemple	Temple of Asclepius ⓘ Temple of Concordia ⓘ Temple of Demeter ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ Temple of Hera Lacinia ⓘ Temple of Heracles ⓘ Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
hasType	archaeological site ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) ⓘ
knownFor	Valley of the Temples ⓘ monumental temples ⓘ powerful status ⓘ wealth ⓘ
latinName	Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Agrigentum
locatedIn	Magna Graecia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ southern coast of Sicily ⓘ
modernSite	Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Agrigento
namedAfter	river Gela ⓘ surface form: Akragas River
notableCitizen	Empedocles ⓘ
notableRuler	Phalaris ⓘ Theron of Akragas ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Himera ⓘ
partOf	Roman Republic ⓘ
peakPeriod	5th century BC ⓘ
region	Sicily ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
romanName	Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Agrigentum

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magna Graecia → hasPart → Akragas ⓘ

Sicily → hasCity → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Empedocles → birthPlace → Akragas ⓘ

Empedocles → associatedWith → Akragas ⓘ

Valley of the Temples → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Gela → colonized → Akragas ⓘ

Akragas → modernSite → Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Akragas → latinName → Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigentum

Akragas → romanName → Akragas self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigentum

Himera → alliedWith → Akragas ⓘ

European route E25 → passesThroughCity → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Caltanissetta → hasNearbyCity → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Nicolas de Staël → notableWork → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigente

Luigi Pirandello → placeOfBirth → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Temple of Demeter → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Demeter (Agrigento)

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Olympeion field → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Olympeion field → cityState → Akragas ⓘ

Olympeion field → modernCity → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Roman conquest of Akragas → hasLocation → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Roman conquest of Akragas → placeOf → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: city of Akragas

Roman conquest of Akragas → hasModernLocation → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento, Italy

Ἀκράγας → ancientNameOf → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigentum

Ἀκράγας → ancientNameOf → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Ἀκράγας → modernName → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Ἀκράγας → LatinName → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigentum

Phalaris → countryOfCitizenship → Akragas ⓘ

Phalaris → associatedWith → Akragas ⓘ

Phalaris → reignOver → Akragas ⓘ

Phalaris → deathPlace → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akragas (traditional)

UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

this entity surface form: Agrigento

UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → associatedAncientCity → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → associatedAncientCity → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

this entity surface form: Agrigentum

UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento) → nearestCity → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Theron of Akragas → countryOfCitizenship → Akragas ⓘ

Theron of Akragas → placeOfBirth → Akragas ⓘ

Theron of Akragas → placeOfDeath → Akragas ⓘ

Theron of Akragas → residence → Akragas ⓘ

Theron of Akragas → governed → Akragas ⓘ

Temple of Hera Lacinia → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Temple of Hera Lacinia → municipality → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Temple of Hera Lacinia → ancientCity → Akragas ⓘ

Temple of Heracles → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Temple of Heracles → ancientCity → Akragas ⓘ

Temple of Heracles → modernCity → Akragas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agrigento

Battle of Himera → combatant → Akragas ⓘ

Battle of Himera → associatedPolity → Akragas ⓘ

Temple of Olympian Zeus → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)

Temple of Olympian Zeus → locatedIn → Akragas ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)

this entity surface form: Agrigento