Erice
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Erice is a comune in the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy.
Erice and the Castle of Venus, with Trapani and the Tyrrhenian coast beyond.
The Spanish Quarter
The Balio Gardens surround the Pepoli Turret, Balio Towers, and Castle of Venus
Ettore Majorana's Isidor I. Rabi Institute
Eryx (city)
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Eryx was an ancient Elymian city in western Sicily, known in Greek and Roman sources as Eryx. The settlement occupied the northern sector of the summit plateau of Monte Erice, distinct from the sanctu
Erice
…in the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Situated on the summit of Monte Erice, the town's historic centre occupies the site of the ancient city of Eryx, whose Temple of Venus Erycina made it one of the principal religious centres of the western Mediterranean. The mountain has remained an important…
The ancient fortification walls of Eryx
The site of the sanctuary on a cylindrical-shaped promontory with the medieval expansion of the city in the background
Silver coin of Eryx (c. 480–390 BC) bearing the Greek legend ERYKINON (“of the Erycinians”).
Silver litra of Eryx (late 4th century BC), bearing the legend Punic: 𐤀𐤓𐤊 (ʾrk), the name of the city in Punic script.