"Adranon (Ancient Greek: Ἀδρανόν) and Adranos (Ancient Greek: Ἀδρανός) (present day Adrano) is ancient polis and archaeological site on the southwestern slopes of Mount Etna, near ...
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Simeto River, known for the "simetite" variety of amber" northwest of Catania. The ancient city was founded by the ancient Greek ruler Dionysius I of Syracuse around 400 BCE upon a pre-Hellenic neolithic settlement, near a temple dedicated to the god Adranus, worshiped throughout Sicily. Adranus was associated with volcanoes and equated eventually with Hephaestus. The city was conquered by Timoleon at 343-342 BCE and subjugated to Rome in 263 BCE. Romans declared it a civitas stipendiaria (city that had to pay tribute to Rome)." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.02.2020)
- Latitude37.662498474121
- Longitude14.836111068726
- Population34446
- Elevation560