Agrigento (Italian: [aɡriˈdʒɛnto] ; Sicilian: Girgenti [dʒɪɾˈdʒɛndɪ] or Giurgenti [dʒʊɾˈdʒɛndɪ]; Ancient Greek: Ἀκράγας, romanized: Akrágas; Latin: Agrigentum...
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The province of Agrigento (Italian: provincia di Agrigento; Sicilian: pruvincia di Girgenti) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy...
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Ribera (Sicilian: Rivela) is a comune in the province of Agrigento, Region of Sicily, southern Italy, between the Verdura and Magazzolo valleys in the...
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temple of Magna Graecia in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento (Greek: Ακραγας, Akragas) on the south coast of Sicily, Italy. It is the...
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Valle dei Templi (redirect from Archaeological Area of Agrigento)
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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Agrigento Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Agrigento, Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Gerlando) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Agrigento, Sicily, dedicated...
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Agrigento Airfield Agrigento Airfield was a military airfield in Sicily, just to the northwest of Agrigento; approximately 5 km northeast of Porto Empedocle...
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San Leone (Santulì or Salleò in Agrigento dialect) is a seaside town and port South of Agrigento. It rises on the Akragas point, near the mouth of the...
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Fortitudo Agrigento is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Agrigento, Sicily. Founded in 1969, the side plays in the second division Serie...
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Gerland of Agrigento (Italian: San Gerlando di Agrigento), also known as Gerland of Besançon (d. 25 February 1100) was a bishop of Agrigento in Sicily...
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Ephebos (redirect from Agrigento Ephebe)
object belongs or belonged, or the site on which it was found (e.g. the Agrigento Ephebe). Bust of an ephebe, Roman copy, c. 420-400 BC Marble statue of...
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Grotte, Sicily (redirect from Grotte, Agrigento)
Grotte (Sicilian: Grutti) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast...
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Favara, Sicily (redirect from Favara, Agrigento)
south central Sicily (Italy), in the province of Agrigento, 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Agrigento by road, with which it forms a conurbation. Historically...
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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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Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan (10 mandamenti): Ribera Santa Elisabetta Agrigento Porto Empedocle Canicattì Cianciana Sambuca di Sicilia Casteltermini Palma...
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Empedocles volcano, last erupted in 1831. It is located between the coast of Agrigento and the island of Pantelleria (which itself is a dormant volcano). From...
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Temple of Juno Lacinia (Crotone) (redirect from Temple of Juno, Agrigento)
The Temple of Juno Lacinia (as a Roman goddess, originally Hera Lacinia) is a ruined ancient Greek temple at the heart of a sanctuary dedicated to Hera...
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following is a list of the 43 municipalities (comuni) of the Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. List of municipalities of Italy "Statistics". ISTAT (in...
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Zeus (or Olympeion; known in Italian as the Tempio di Giove Olimpico) in Agrigento, Sicily was the largest Doric temple ever constructed, although it was...
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is an Italian surname, deriving from the Sicilian name for the town of Agrigento in Sicily. Girgenti may refer to: Paolo Girgenti (c. 1769 – after 1800)...
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Gentile (or Gentilis) (died 1171) was the bishop of Agrigento in Sicily from 1154 to his death. He has been described as a prélat aventureux et vagabond...
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Graecia in the ancient city of Akragas, located in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento, Italy. The building, in the archaic Doric style, is found on what is...
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supervised archaeological work in Sicily, restoring the Greek Temples of Agrigento. Alexander Hardcastle was born in London to a prosperous family. His parents...
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section of the ancient city of Agrigentum (ancient Greek Akragas, modern Agrigento) in Sicily. Its attribution to Hera derives from a misinterpretation of...
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mayor of Agrigento is an elected politician who, along with the Agrigento's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Agrigento in Sicily...
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Escobar (1620–1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento (1672–1674). Francisco José Crespos de Escobar was born in Medina del...
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Cist. (died 1471) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento (1452–1471). Domenico Xarth was ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order...
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Between 1977 and 1978 he served as vice-director in the Register Office in Agrigento. In 1978, after being among the top percentage in the Judiciary audit...
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Juan de Castro (redirect from Cardinal of Agrigento)
Juan de Castro (1431–1506) (called the Cardinal of Agrigento) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Juan de Castro was born in Valencia on...
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Francesco Traina (1578–1651) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento (1627–1651). He was born in Palermo, Italy in 1578. On 2 March 1627, he...
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