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Multi-periodSite Name: Kamarina
Country: Italy Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Syracusa  Nearest Village: Comiso
Latitude: 36.872102N  Longitude: 14.447665E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Ancient Village or Settlement in Sicily (Sicilia)

Ancient Greek settlement, probably founded in 6-7 Century BCE on a very grid-like plan (Like NYC) on a promontary plateau stretching out towards the sea. The inhabitants use the somewhat sheltered beach for their ships. There was a temple at the site of the modern museum, which also has many interesting artifacts.
The town was destroyed in the war of the Athenians against Syracuse around 400 BCE and was never rebuilt.
It is now located right next to a Club Med of the same name.
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Kamarina submitted by Armand : Entrance museum (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Kamarina by Armand on Wednesday, 23 January 2019
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It was founded by Syracuse in 599 BC, but destroyed by the mother city in 552 BC. Its remains are today in the municipality of Ragusa.

The Geloans, however, founded it anew in 461 BC, under the Olympic charioteer Psaumis of Camarina. It seems to have been in general hostile to Syracuse, but, though an ally of Athens in 427 BC, it gave some slight help to Syracuse in 415–413 BC. It was destroyed by the Carthaginians in 405 BC, restored by Timoleon in 339 BC after its abandonment by Dionysius' order, but in 258 BC fell into the hands of the Romans.

Its complete destruction dates from AD 853. The site of the ancient city is among rapidly shifting sandhills, and the lack of stone in the neighborhood has led to its buildings being used as a quarry even by the inhabitants of Gela, so that nothing is now visible above ground but a small part of the wall of the temple of Athena and a few foundations of houses; portions of the city wall have been traced by excavation, and the necropolis has been carefully explored.

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