Lentini Attractions
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Location
Lentini, the Leontinoi of antiquity, is situated on the northern edge of the Monti Iblei and on the southern edge of the Plain of Catania. The plain around Lentini was well known even in ancient times for its fertility, and today the production of citrus fruits is still important in economic terms.
History
The Leontinoi of ancient times was, like its parent town Naxos and Catane (Catania), with which it is contemporary, an Ionian Greek settlement. With Catane already established to the south of Naxos, the Ionian area of influence was pushing further and further to the southwest, when Leontinoi was founded from Naxos in 730 B.C. In the sixth century, when the tyrant Panaitios ousted the oligarchy which had held power up until then, the town extended its sphere of influence westwards, apparently peacefully.
Lentini, the Leontinoi of antiquity, is situated on the northern edge of the Monti Iblei and on the southern edge of the Plain of Catania. The plain around Lentini was well known even in ancient times for its fertility, and today the production of citrus fruits is still important in economic terms.
History
The Leontinoi of ancient times was, like its parent town Naxos and Catane (Catania), with which it is contemporary, an Ionian Greek settlement. With Catane already established to the south of Naxos, the Ionian area of influence was pushing further and further to the southwest, when Leontinoi was founded from Naxos in 730 B.C. In the sixth century, when the tyrant Panaitios ousted the oligarchy which had held power up until then, the town extended its sphere of influence westwards, apparently peacefully.
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