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Great Tours: Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean

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From the 8th century BCE, Greek city-states established colonies, beginning in the region known as Magna Graecia. Stop first at the Italian colony of Taras and learn of its wealth and sophistication. Visit the magnificent ancient temples of Poseidonia and Akragas and explore the dramatic history and majestic monuments of Syracuse, the greatest and most beautiful of the Greeks' Sicilian colonies.

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