Adranon
Adranon (Ancient Greek: Ἀδρανόν) or Adranos (Ancient Greek: Ἀδρανός), present day Adrano, was an ancient polis of Magna Graecia on the southwestern slopes of Mount Etna, near Simeto River.
Ἀδρανόν / Ἀδρανός | |
Adranon panorama with Etna | |
Shown within Italy | |
| Location | Province of Catania |
|---|---|
| Region | Sicily |
| Coordinates | 37°40′N 14°50′E |
| Type | Human settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Neolithic, Greek colonization |
| Site notes | |
| Website | regione.sicilia.it (Museo di Adranon) |
It was known for the "simetite" variety of amber.
The ancient city was founded by the ancient Greek ruler Dionysius I of Syracuse around 400 BC upon a pre-Hellenic neolithic settlement, near a temple dedicated to the god Adranus, worshiped throughout Sicily. Adranus was associated with volcanoes and equated eventually with Hephaestus. The city was conquered by Timoleon at 343-342 BC and subjugated to Rome in 263 BC. Romans declared it a civitas stipendiaria (city that had to pay tribute to Rome).
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