Temple of Concordia

The name comes from a Latin inscription found nearby. It was built in the 5th century BC. and turned into a church in the 6th century AD, it is now one of the best preserved in the Valley. The bronze statue of Icarus is modern.

Goats and Gods

May 6th 2016
We took a train across the island of Sicily from Palermo to Agrigento, and the Valley of the Temples on Friday. "This splendid archaeological park consists of eight temples (and various other remains) built between about 510 BC and 430 BC: the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Concordia, the Temple of Heracles, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Hephaest ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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