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Gymnasium at Akragas

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Valeria Vitale

Contributors: Jonathan Prag, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Aug 21, 2024 10:10 AM — History

An architectural complex in the upper agora of Akragas (modern Agrigento) dedicated to Hermes and Heracles that was probably used as gymnasium. It appears to have been built in Hellenistic time and renovated in the Augustan period.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/830186655

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.2935577, 13.5866059

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of the Gymnasium at Akragas (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Gymnasium (Ancient, in Latin characters Greek, modern)

Gymnasium at Akragas makes connections with:

Gymnasium at Akragas located at Akragas/Agrigentum (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
architectural complex

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Suggested citation:
Valeria Vitale, Jonathan Prag, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Gymnasium at Akragas: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/830186655> [accessed: 07 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/830186655 |title=Places: 830186655 (Gymnasium at Akragas) |author=Vitale, V. |accessdate=January 7, 2025 1:31 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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