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Altar of Hiero II

Ara di Ierone II
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96100 Syracuse, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, ItalyMap
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  • phat_dawg_21
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    Monumental Grand Altar

    This monumental grand altar, which it thought to be the largest in the Greek World, once was the site of the sacrifice of 450 bulls. It was built during the same period as the nearby Greek theater....

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    Reviewed on Aug 5, 2021
  • Israel R
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    Very impressive remains of the greatest altar of his time.

    On the other side of the road that divide the Neapolis into two sections (next to the Roman Amphitheatre) is the location of the "ara di Ierone Altar" which was built by Ierone II, the ruler of Syracu...

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    Reviewed on Jun 19, 2020
  • Gonzalo F
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    Archaeological park

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    It is located inside the archaeological park of Siracusa, it is almost unnoticed compared to the rest of the park.

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    Reviewed on Jun 3, 2019
  • 631josemari
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    Altar for sacrifice

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    A stone of about 200 meters long used for slaughter of up to 450 bowls during the annual festivals.

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    Reviewed on Dec 10, 2017
  • Sergey K
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    Gieron 's altar

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    The giant sacrifice altar is located west of the Roman amphitheatre. It only preserved the foundation, about two hundred meters long, about twenty meters wide. It once had a height d ...

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    Reviewed on Mar 16, 2020
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