Casmenae

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Casmenae or Kasmenai was an ancient Greek colony located on the Hyblaean Mountains, founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans at a strategic position for the control of central Sicily. It was also intended as a military forward-position on the Via Selinuntina road that connected Syracuse to Akragas - also on that road were Gela and Akrillai to Casmenae's west and Akrai to its east. Destroyed by the Romans in 212 BC, Casmenae was abandoned during the 3rd century BC and never inhabited again. ()

Local name: Casmene Built: 644 B.C.E.Abandoned: IV century B.C.Coordinates: 37°4'39"N, 14°49'55"E

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Casmenae – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Akrai, Santoni, Hyblaean Mountains, Monte Lauro.

3.7 miE
Archaeological site
Akrai, Palazzolo
94 min walk • Akrai was a Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
4.1 miE
Archaeological site
Santoni, Palazzolo
104 min walk • The Santoni are a collection of statues carved into a rock face near Palazzolo Acreide, the ancient Akrai, in Sicily. The statues are the remains of a sanctuary for one of the most mysterious cults of antiquity, the cult of Magna Mater.
2.8 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hyblaean Mountains
71 min walk • The Hyblaean Mountains is a mountain range in south-eastern Sicily, Italy. It straddles the provinces of Ragusa, Syracuse and Catania. The highest peak of the range is Monte Lauro, at 986 m.
2.8 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Monte Lauro
72 min walk • Mount Lauro is a mountain reaching 986 metres located in south-eastern Sicily belonging to the chain of Hyblaean Mountains, stretching between the three provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Siracusa.
4.1 miE
37°3'41"N • 14°54'15"E
San Sebastiano, Palazzolo
106 min walk • Church
1.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Monte Casale
39 min walk • Monte Casale is a mountainous elevation on Sicily in Italy, reaching 910m above sea level, which formed part of the oldest volcanic formation of the Hyblaean Mountains.
3.7 miE
Ruins
The Greek Theater, Palazzolo
95 min walk • The Theater of Akrai is a Sicilian Greek theater, located in the province of Syracuse in the municipality of Palazzolo Acreide.
3.7 miN
Town
Buccheri
94 min walk • Buccheri is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.