Erice, Italy
Eryx
Eryx was an ancient Elymian city in western Sicily, known in Greek and Roman sources as Eryx. The settlement occupied the northern sector of the summit plateau of Monte Erice, distinct from the sanctuary of the Temple of Venus Erycina, and forms part of the site of the modern town of Erice. As one of the principal centres of the Elymians, Eryx was never a Greek colony but came under strong Greek cultural influence from at least the 6th century BC, before passing to Carthaginian and later Roman control in the 3rd century BC.
- City
- Erice
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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