Agrigento

Greek colonists from Gela (Caltanissetta) named it Akragas when they established a beachhead here in the 6th century B.C. In time their settlement grew to become one of the most prosperous cities in Magna Graecia. A great deal of that growth is attributed to the despot Phalaris, who ruled from 571 to 555 B.C. and is said to have roasted his victims inside a brazen bull, eventually meeting the same fate himself.

excerpt from
Frommer's 97 Italy

23 June 2002

sculptures, known as Atlantes
brief pose, in front of gate ruins
	public buildings
	Temple of Heracles
Temple of Concord
Temple of Juno

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