When Plato saw the inhabitants of Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily) built lavish homes & dined in equally lavish style he remarked that "they built as if they were to live forever and dined as if they would die tomorrow"

*from Aelian Varia Historia (3rd c. AD)

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Resten van Herculestempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento, 1778 https://t.co/6UdnU67VLE

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Resten van Herculestempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento, 1778 https://t.co/6UdnU67VLE

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Ruïne van Zeus Olympus tempel in oude Agrigento, 1778 https://t.co/8i3DIDM4Rl

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Frans brigantijn schip l'Heureuse Marianne waarop het reisgezelschap van Valette naar Agrigento vaarde, 1778 https://t.co/u32FwPWYnI

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Resten van Herculestempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento, 1778 https://t.co/6UdnU67VLE

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The Ancient City Of Agrigento by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, oil on canvas 1787.

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"Tutto si può soffocare nell'uomo,salvo il bisogno
assoluto che sopravviverebbe alla distruzione dei templi e perfino alla scomparsa della religione sulla terra"
-Emil Cioran 1911-1995-

Valle dei Templi Agrigento

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