Italy · Partial ruin
Castello Eurialo
The Euryalus Fortress is an ancient Greek military complex on the Epipolae plateau above Syracuse, built by Dionysius I and subsequently modified in the classical period. It consists of a rectangular central stronghold, multiple deep defensive ditches and a thick curtain wall with a multi-gated entrance (the Tryolon). The site today survives as extensive ruins on a rocky hilltop.
Its prime
-397
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in -397
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on the flattened Epipolae plateau, the fortress at its prime is a rectangular central stronghold of pale local stone with a continuous outer curtain wall roughly five metres thick, defended by a line of five square, roughly 15-metre-high towers (a pentapylon) with crenellated tops and stone rain-spouts in the form of lion heads. Multiple deep, rock-cut ditches cut the approach on the north side, a forward bastion sits between ditches, and several large circular cistern mouths lie close to the central enclosure amid the low, rocky terrain.
Step inside
10 places to explore in -397.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Castello Eurialo — including 3 interiors: inner rectangular central fortress (interior courtyard), large cisterns near the central fortress, gallery and tunnel entrance toward ditch h. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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