Ancient Rhodes

Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Caltanissetta and is one of the few in Italy with a population and area that exceed those of the provincial capital.Gela was founded in 698 BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes and Crete; it was an influential polis of Magna Graecia in the 7th and 6th centuries BC and became one of the most powerful cities until the 5th c. BC. Aeschylus, the famous playwright, lived here and d

statue of the Greek Titan Helios; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

Hellenistic peace treaty (188 BCE)

1961 film by Sergio Leone

siege of 305/4 BCE

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political union in the Aegean islands, Hellenistic period

earthquake in Rhodes, Greece

region of Caria under Rhodian control in antiquity

oration by Demosthenes

silversmith

federation of cities

Greek inscription recording offerings to Lindian Athena

Hyllarima (, Carian: 𐊤𐊣𐊠8px𐊪𐊹 yλarmi-) was an inland town of northeastern ancient Caria. Its site is located near Mesevle in Asiatic Turkey. Hyllarima is the find-site of about 30 inscriptions and is the type-site of one variant of the Carian alphabets. It governed a number of rural sanctuaries, of which the most notable is that of Zeus Hyllos.

141 earthquake affecting the Roman provinces of Lycia and Caria