Tempel for Herkules - Agrigent

Source: Willem Vandenameele

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Tempellet af Herakles er et af de ældste templer der bevares i Templet dalen, dateret til 6. århundrede f.Kr.

Tempellet af Herakles er meget ødelagt og i stor del i ruiner. Ikke desto mindre tilbyder det stadig en imponerende udsigt og er et vidnesbyrd om den antikke arkitektoniske storhed. Det menes, at det blev ødelagt af den karthagiske general Hannibal i år 406 f.Kr. under belejringen af Akragas.

Templet havde oprindeligt 6 x 15 søjler. Tempellet af Herakles indeholdt indskrifter og udsmykninger til ære for Herakles, samt billeder af helten og hans legendariske bedrifter. Disse billeder blev brugt som en hyldest til den guddommelige magt af Herakles.

Tempellet af Herakles er så intensivt, at man kan finde et billede på bagsiden af den italienske 1 cent euro mønt.

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