🏛️ Katane-Akragas
Overlapping ancient Greek settlements in southeastern Sicily
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Catania in southeastern Sicily, Italy
- Two superimposed Greek colonial settlements from the 8th–6th centuries BCE
- Katane founded circa 729 BCE by Naxian colonists; Akragas (Agrigento) settlers later occupied the same site
- Remains visible in archaeological layers and fragmentary structures
Katane-Akragas represents a palimpsest of ancient Greek colonization in Sicily, where two separate settlements occupied the same strategic ...