Rocks of Ceres. Enna, Sicily, Italy 2010 Magnet

Rocks of Ceres. Enna, Sicily, Italy 2010 Rupe di Cerere. Enna, Sicilia. Taken from the tower of Castello di Lombardia. The castle's origins are related to a fortress erected in the 1st millennium BC by the Sicani on the foundation of the ancient Henna, on a hill 970 m above sea level. It remained a key possession in the subsequent history of the island, and the Romans were able to conquer it only by passing through its sewer network. Under the castle was the ancient Sican temple of Ceres, site of the widespread cult of that goddess in the whole of Italy, which was described by Cicero. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was used by the Byzantines and resisted Arab assaults for many years. After their victory, th...