<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;"> Remains of Temple of Zeus (3rd c. BC)<br> Sightseeing in Sicily picture - The biggest construction of its kind in all of Magna Graecia. A 200m long altar erected by Hieron II, commemorating the achievements of Timoleon who liberated the city from tyranny and decline. It was the site of major sacrificing, 450 bulls were sacrificed here for the annual feast. </div></nolayer></noembed>
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Greek & Roman ruins of Syracuse (Jun 05)

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Remains of Temple of Zeus (3rd c. BC)

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The biggest construction of its kind in all of Magna Graecia. A 200m long altar erected by Hieron II, commemorating the achievements of Timoleon who liberated the city from tyranny and decline. It was the site of major sacrificing, 450 bulls were sacrificed here for the annual feast.
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