 The Greek theatre | |
  Shown within Italy | |
| Alternative name | Akrae |
|---|---|
| Location | Palazzolo Acreide, Italy |
| Coordinates | 37°3′28.6″N 14°53′42.21″E / 37.057944°N 14.8950583°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 663 BC |
| Abandoned | Approximately 827 AD |
| Periods | Archaic Greek to Byzantine period |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
Akrai (Ancient Greek: Ἄκραι;[1] Latin: Acrenses[2]) was a Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium writes Ἄκρα; Ptolemy writes Ἀκραιοὶ
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 3.8.