After the First Punic War, general Himilco succeeded in re-establishing Carthaginian rule over Agrigento, a period that lasted only until the Second Punic War (218-202 BC), when Roman power was consolidated in Sicily once and for all: in a short time, all the cities were once again forced to surrend...
In 580 BC Agrigento was founded under the name of Akragas by Rhodium-Cretan settlers who had previously settled in Gela.
After an initial period of splendour, characterised by the expansion of the territories and the monumentalisation of the town, known throughout the Mediterranean for its beauty a...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
