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Agira

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Agira (Sicilian: Aggira) is a town and comune in the province of Enna, Sicily (southern Italy). [1]

34 relations: Alphabetical list of comuni of Italy: A, Ameselum, Apollodorus Pyragrus, Autostrada A19 (Italy), Żebbuġ, Battle of Chrysas, Battle of the Crimissus, Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer), Castel di Iudica, Diodorus Siculus, Dittaino, Francesco Monaco (1898-1986), Gallo-Italic of Sicily, Imachara, La Giudecca, Leoluca, List of communes of Sicily, List of communes of the Province of Enna, List of renamed places in Italy, List of shopping malls in Italy, Louis, King of Sicily, Mago (fleet commander), Pasquale Pistorio, Philip of Agira, Pozzillo Lake, Province of Enna, Ramacca, Sicels, Siege of Syracuse (343 BC), Siege of Tauromenium (394 BC), The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Tommaso Pollace, 18 Field Ambulance, 4th Infantry Division Livorno.

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Ameselum

Ameselum (Greek: Ἀμήσελον) was an ancient town of Sicily, on the road between Centuripae (modern Centuripe) and Agyrium (modern Agira).

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Apollodorus Pyragrus

Apollodorus Pyragrus was a man of ancient Sicily who was one of the most influential citizens of the town of Agyrium (modern Agira).

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Autostrada A19 (Italy)

The Autostrada A19 is a motorway on the island of Sicily that links Palermo to Catania.

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Żebbuġ

Żebbuġ (Ħaż-Żebbuġ), also known by its title Città Rohan, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta.

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Battle of Chrysas

The Battle of Chrysas was a battle fought in 392 BC in the course of the Sicilian Wars, between the Carthaginian army under Mago and a Greek army under Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, who was aided by Agyris, tyrant of the Sicel city of Agyrium.

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Battle of the Crimissus

The Battle of the Crimissus (also spelled Crimisus and Crimesus) was fought in 339 BC between a large Carthaginian army commanded by Asdrubal and Hamilcar and an army from Syracuse led by Timoleon.

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Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)

Major General Albert Bruce Matthews, (August 12, 1909 – September 12, 1991) was a senior Canadian Army officer and businessman in the 1930s.

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Castel di Iudica

Castel di Iudica (Sicilian: Castel di Jùdica) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about west of Catania.

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Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus (Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης Diodoros Sikeliotes) (1st century BC) or Diodorus of Sicily was a Greek historian.

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Dittaino

The Dittaino (Greek: Χρύσας; Latin: Chrysas) is a river of central Sicily which rises in the Heraean Mountains, not far from the modern towns of Gangi and Enna.

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Francesco Monaco (1898-1986)

Francesco Monaco (5 August 1898, Agira - 9 February 1986, Catania) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop.

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Gallo-Italic of Sicily

Gallo-Italic of Sicily (Gallo-italico di Sicilia) is a group of Gallo-Italic languages found in about 15 isolated communities of central eastern Sicily.

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Imachara

Imachara (Greek: Ἱμιχάρα or Ἡμιχάρα, Ptol.), was an ancient city of Sicily repeatedly mentioned by Cicero among the municipal towns of the island.

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La Giudecca

La Giudecca was a term used In Southern Italy and Sicily to identify any urban district (or a portion of a village) where Jewish communities dwelled and had their synagogues and businesses.

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Leoluca

Saint Leoluca, also Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, or Luke of Sicily (c. 815 – c. 915) was the Abbot and Wonderworker of the Monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy.

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List of communes of Sicily

The following is a list of the communes of Sicily, in Italy.

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List of communes of the Province of Enna

The following is a list of the 20 comuni of the Province of Enna, Sicily, in Italy.

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List of renamed places in Italy

A list of settlements in Italy whose name was changed during the 19-20th century.

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List of shopping malls in Italy

This is a list of shopping malls in Italy with more than 100 shops or regional relevance.

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Louis, King of Sicily

Louis the Child (Ludovico or Luigi; 4 February 1338 – 16 October 1355) was King of Sicily (also known as "Trinacria") from 15 September 1342 until his death.

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Mago (fleet commander)

Mago (Greek: Μάγων) was commander of the Carthaginian fleet under Himilco in the war against Dionysius I of Syracuse, 396 BCE.

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Pasquale Pistorio

Pasquale Pistorio (Agira, 6 January 1936) is an Italian company director, ex president of STMicroelectronics and board member of Confindustria.

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Philip of Agira

Saint Philip of Agira (also Aggira, Agirone, Agirya or Argira) was an early Christian confessor.

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Pozzillo Lake

Pozzillo Lake is a lake in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy.

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Province of Enna

Enna (Provincia di Enna; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Enna) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy.

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Ramacca

Ramacca is a comune (municipality) in a mountainous area in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region of Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania.

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Sicels

The Sicels (Siculi; Σικελοί Sikeloi) were an Italic tribe who inhabited eastern Sicily during the Iron Age.

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Siege of Syracuse (343 BC)

The Siege of Syracuse from 344 to 343/342 BC was part of a war between the Syracusan general Hicetas and the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius II.

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Siege of Tauromenium (394 BC)

The Siege of Tauromenium was laid down by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, in the winter of 394 BC, in the course of the Sicilian Wars against Carthage.

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The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Tommaso Pollace

Tommaso Pollace (1748 – 1830) was an Italian painter.

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18 Field Ambulance

18 Field Ambulance is one of the 16 Royal Canadian Medical Service (RCMS) reserve medical units.

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4th Infantry Division Livorno

The 4th Infantry Division Livorno was a mountain Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II.

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Agira, Italy, San Filippo d'Argiriò, Ἀγύριον.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agira

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