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Helorus

Greek town ruins and sanctuary, Sicily (4th century BC)

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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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Iron Age
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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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Defensive WallsBastions
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Italy

Coordinates

36.84° N, 15.11° E