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ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL SIGHTS
MAIN IMAGE The dramatically lit Tempio de Hera at dusk, Agrigento
BELOW (left to right) The huge acropolis at Selinunte from above;
Temple E at Selinunte
4 MORE GREEK RUINS TO
RIVAL THE ACROPOLIS
THE ACROPOLIS, RHODES CITY, RHODES This 2nd- to 3rd-
century-BC acropolis has an excellent location in the city
center and comprises a temple, stadium, and small theater.
EMPÚRIES, CATALONIA, SPAIN A Greek sea wall in the middle
of the Gulf of Roses flags this ancient trading settlement, which
was founded in 575 BC and later occupied by the Romans.
ASSOS, BEHRAMKALE, TURKEY On moonlit nights romantics
head for the Tempio de Athena, overlooking the sea, at this former
Greek colony founded by the islanders of nearby Lesbos.
CYRENE, CYRENAICA, LIBYA One of the most important
classical cities in North Africa, Cyrene, which gave the eastern
part of Libya its name, lies away from the coast in a fertile valley.
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