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    di li Tempri), or Valley of the Temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek: Ακραγας, Akragas), Sicily. It is one of the most outstanding...
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  • of Olympian Zeus or Olympeion or Olympieum can refer to the following ancient Greek temples: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento Temple of Olympian Zeus...
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    The Temple of Olympian Zeus (or Olympeion; known in Italian as the Tempio di Giove Olimpico) in Agrigento, Sicily was the largest Doric temple ever constructed...
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    as Neapolis ("New City", now Naples), Syrakousai (Syracuse), Akragas (Agrigento), Taras (Taranto), Rhegion (Reggio Calabria), and Kroton (Crotone). The...
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    fallen ones from the Early Classical Greek temple of Zeus, the Olympeion, in Agrigento, Sicily. Atlantes also played a significant role in Mannerist and...
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    clear span Temple of Olympian Zeus (or Olympeion) Agrigento Sicily Truss 12.85 1– 12.85 Temple of Heracles Agrigento Sicily 5th century BC, early Truss 11...
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    example, the Heraion at Olympia features only two steps: 64 , and the Olympeion at Agrigento, Sicily has four: 90 . Each level of crepidoma typically decreases...
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    walls between the pronaos and the cella, to access the roof, as in some Agrigento temples. In the centre of the cell three large limestone slabs were set...
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    disrepair, and the armed forces promised by Syracuse, Acragas (modern Agrigento) and Gela, were not ready and did not arrive in time. The Selinuntines...
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