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Tales of the past on Mount Bubbonia

Driving along a dirt road on the eastern side of the hill, one crosses a peculiar feature: a dolmen, similar to those in Sardinia or Puglia. But it is at the top that a ruined acropolis emerges.

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783Q+R9 Mazzarino CL, Italia (0m s.l.m.)

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Some believe that those found on Mount Bubbonia are the ruins of ancient Maktorion, a native Hellenized village indicated by Herodotus in the vicinity of Gela. However, there are still many doubts about the real identity of this settlement.

 
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