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Agrigento has a history
dating back to the 6th century BC, when the original city of Akragas was
founded. That city reached its height under the tyrant Theron in the 4th
century BC. Around 430 BC was built the Temple of Concord, the best
preserved architectural masterpiece in the Valley of the Temples. The
city was fought over by the Romans and Carthaginians, invaded by the Vandals
and Goths, ruled by Byzantium, by Arabs, and by Normans. During Arab
domination, the city was called Girgenti, a name it kept until 1927. Fine
wines are today produced in the Valley of the Temples. Agrigento, due to its
historical and artistic heritage, is the province that best represents
Sicily's transition from the ancient to the modern. |
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