Torre del Filosofo

monument · 30 BC – 300 AD

The so-called "Torre del Filosofo" was a structure on Mt. Etna that may have been built by the Roman emperor Hadrian in honor of the Greek philosopher Empedocles as local legend held that he once climbed the mountain and died by falling into the volcano.

Coordinates
37.73794, 15.00042
Dating
attested

Sources

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Torre del Filosofo — Ancient Maps