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Helorus
36.8422° N, 15.1094° E
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Helorus, Heloros, Helorum, or Elorus (Greek: Ἔλωρος or Ἕλωρος, Ptol., Steph. B. or Ἕλωρον, Scyl.; Italian: Eloro), was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near the east coast, about 40 km south of Syracuse and on the banks of the river of the same name. It is currently an archaeological site in the modern comune of Noto.
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Sanctuary dating
second half of the 4th century BCE
Treaty with Hieron II
263 BCE
Recovery by Marcellus
214 BCE
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