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Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
| Site number: | 1200 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 13-7th cent.BC | |
| Date of Inscription: | 2005 | |
| Location: | Europe, Italy, Sicily, City and Province of Syracuse | |
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| Description: | The site is made up of two separate constituents, boasting vestiges that date back to Greek and Roman times: The Necropolis of Pantalica holds over 5,000 tombs cut into the rock close to open stone quarries, most from the 13th to 7th century B.C. Byzantine era vestiges have also managed to survive in the area, especially the foundations of the Anaktoron (Prince's Palace). The property’s other part, the Ancient Syracuse, consists of the city foundation’s core - the Ortygia – built in the 8th century B.C. by Greeks from Corinth. Cicero described the city’s site as the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of all”; it still retains vestiges like the Temple of Athena (5th century B.C., later altered to function as a cathedral), a Greek theatre, a Roman amphitheatre, a fort and others. Sicily’s troubled history reflects in the many remains, with history commencing with the Byzantines and stretching to the Bourbons, involving the Arabo-Muslims, the Normans, Frederick II (Hohenstaufen, 1197 to 1250 A.D.), the Aragons and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Historic Syracuse presents distinctive evidence of the development of Mediterranean civilization over three millennia.
Many remains bear witness to the troubled history of Sicily, from the Byzantines to the Bourbons, with, in between, the Arabo-Muslims, the Normans, Frederick II (Hohenstaufen, 1197 to 1250 A.D.), the Aragons and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Historic Syracuse offers a unique testimony to the development of Mediterranean civilization over three millennia.” --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. |
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| Syracuse (Italian Siracusa, Sicilian Sarausa, Greek Συρακοῦσαι, Latin Syracusae) is an Italian city on the eastern coast of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse. Once described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all," the ancient center of Syracuse is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1200 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |