Ancient World

Altar of Hieron

The Altar of Hieron (Italian: Ara di Ierone) or the Great Altar of Syracuse is a monumental grand altar in the ancient quarter of Neapolis in Syracuse, Sicily. It was built in the Hellenistic period in Magna Graecia by King Hiero II and is the largest altar known from antiquity.

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• ▸Greco-Georgian mosaic of Mount Zion
• ▸Casuarina
• ▸Architecture of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture

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