Phalaris, entrusted with the building of the…

573 BCE to 562 BCE

Phalaris, entrusted with the building of the temple of Zeus Atabyrius in the citadel of Akragas, takes advantage of his position to make himself despot after seizing power about 570.

Under his rule, Akragas, or Agrigentum, seems to have attained considerable prosperity.

He supplies the city with water, adorns it with fine buildings, and strengthens it with walls.

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Akragas > Agrigento Sicilia Italy View →

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Phalaris View →

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Polytheism (“paganism”) View → Greece, classical View → Sicily, classical View → Italy, classical View → Akragas (Dorian Greek) city-state of View →

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Younger Subboreal Period View → Iron Age Europe View → Iron Age Cold Epoch View → Classical antiquity View →

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Architecture View → Engineering View → Environment View → Faith View → Government View →

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