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Altar of Hieron

Altar of Hieron
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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Church of the Priest Felix and the Baptistery of Kélibia.

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