Agrigento, Italy
Temple of Heracles, Agrigento
The Temple of Heracles or Temple of Hercules is an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia in the ancient city of Akragas, located in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento, Italy. The building, in the archaic Doric style, is found on what is known as the hill of the temples, on a rocky spur near Villa Aurea. The name Temple of Heracles is an attribution of modern scholarship, based on Cicero's mention of a temple dedicated to the hero non longe a foro "not far from the agora", containing a famous statue of Heracles.
- City
- Agrigento
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Agrigento
- Valle dei Templi
- Agrigento Cathedral
- Akragas
- Temple of Concordia, Agrigento
- Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
Background: Wikipedia