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Agrigentum is an Ancient Greek city on the island Sicily , also known as '''Agrigento''', '''Acragas''' or '''Akragas''' (see also List Of Traditional Greek Place Names ). The city was built on a cliff on the south-coast of Sicily, surrounded by two rivers (the Hypsas and the Akragas ). This position meant that the city was easy to defend in times of War . The remains of the ancient city, such as the Temple Of Concordia , the Temple Of Zeus (or Olympaeon), the Temple Of Heracles and the Temple Of Juno Lacinia , are all dated back to the 5th Century BC . Especially the ''temple of Concordia'' is one of the finest examples of Greek Classicism . On its place the modern day Agrigento exists. |