Casmenae, also known as Kasmenai, was an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans on the Hyblaean Mountains of Sicily. It guarded the Via Selinuntina road linking Syracuse to Akragas, but was destroyed by the Romans in 212 BC and abandoned during the 3rd century BC, never resettled.
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Casmenae or Kasmenai (Ancient Greek: Κασμένη or Κασμέναι, Casmene in Italian) was an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia located on the Hyblaean Mountains, founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans at a strategic position for the control of central Sicily.
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P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.0778, longitude 14.8314
Wikidata: Casmenae
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