Agrigento: Roads and Necropolis (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) : View of the necropolis

Creator:

unknown (Greek (ancient))

Published/Created:

formerly Akragus, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
ca. 580-200 BCE (inclusive)

Date Depicted:

10/15/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD

Notes:

Greek colony on the southern coast of Sicily. Believed to have been founded ca. 580 BCE from Gela, a city further down the coast, it flourished as an independent state until 406 BCE, when it was sacked by the Carthaginians. It maintained some degree of independence until the Roman conquest of Sicily in 210 BCE. The extensive town, lying some 2 km from the sea, was enclosed by walls following natural precipices and includes a steep acropolis now occupied by the modern settlement.

Variant Titles:

Akragus: Roads and Necropolis

Topics:

Architecture -- Greece -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Greek (ancient)

Accession Number:

1A3-G-AG-6-B1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; death or burial construction complexes; cemeteries; necropolises; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites); open spaces; roads; streets

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10169255

PID:

digcoll:1826363