{"id":67452,"date":"2015-09-10T17:57:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67452"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:58:08","slug":"temple-of-hera-or-juno-in-agrigento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/temple-of-hera-or-juno-in-agrigento","title":{"rendered":"Temple of Hera or Juno in Agrigento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situated at the end of the ridge, the Temple of Hera<\/strong>, also known as the Temple of Juno Lacinia<\/strong> or Temple D, overlooks a large area between the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento<\/a> and the Mediterranean. On its eastern side is an altar intended for sacrifices, attesting to ritual practices in antiquity and confirming the cultic function of the site.<\/p>\n

Historical overview and architecture<\/h2>\n

Built around 450 BC, during a period of prosperity for the city of Akragas, the temple was long attributed to Hera due to a mistaken reading of a passage by Pliny the Elder, which in fact referred to the sanctuary of Hera located at Cape Lacinium, near Crotone in Calabria.<\/p>\n

It was damaged during the fire caused by the Carthaginians during the sack of Akragas in 406 BC, as indicated by the traces of burning still visible on some blocks of the cella. The Romans subsequently undertook a restoration, during which the terracotta roof was replaced by a marble covering and a sloping plane was built on the eastern facade.<\/p>\n\n\n