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Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
37.2908° N, 13.5844° E
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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, although it was never completed and now lies in ruins. It stands in the Valle dei Templi with a number of other major Greek temples.
Historical Timeline
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Battle of Himera (commemoration/founding)
480 BCE
Siege and conquest of Akragas
406 BCE
Polybius description
2nd century BCE
Quarrying for modern towns
18th century
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