{"id":114921,"date":"2024-01-16T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trapaniwelcome.it\/places\/erice-the-history\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T07:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:30:25","slug":"erice-the-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trapaniwelcome.it\/en\/places\/erice-the-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Erice The History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"114921\" class=\"elementor elementor-114921 elementor-107424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d4299b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d4299b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6313a51\" data-id=\"6313a51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537c245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537c245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erice: the story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d51d987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d51d987\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31c775c8\" data-id=\"31c775c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5125f39f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5125f39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An ancient and important city, <strong>Erice<\/strong> still has all the charm of a <strong>medieval town<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Thucydides, Erice was founded by some inhabitants of <strong>Troy<\/strong> who took refuge here after their city was destroyed. Thus was born the people of the <strong>Elymians<\/strong>, of whom <strong><em>Erice<\/em><\/strong> became, along with Segesta, the most important center. The city then came under the influence of the <strong>Carthaginians<\/strong> until it was destroyed, during the First Punic War, necessitating the relocation of the inhabitants to <strong><em>Drepanon<\/em><\/strong>, today&#8217;s Trapani.<\/p>\n<p>Precisely during the war, General Hamilcar arranged for its fortification. <u>The walls were built following the ridge of the mountain and using its own stone<\/u>: thus the fortifications, which made the <strong>city<\/strong> <em>impregnable<\/em>, appear to the eye as the natural continuation of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Romans<\/strong> conquered it in 248 BC and restored its temple, already famous then, which the Carthaginians had destined for the goddess Astarte and which they dedicated to Venus, to its former glory.  <\/p>\n<p>The fame of <strong><em>Venus Ericina<\/em><\/strong> became such that a temple was dedicated to her even in Rome and her cult spread throughout the Mediterranean.<br \/>The <strong><em>Mount Eryx<\/em><\/strong> served as a landmark for navigators of which<strong> <em>Venus<\/em><\/strong> soon became the protector: at night, a large fire lit in the sacred area served as a beacon for those approaching from the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The City then followed the historical vicissitudes of the whole island: it was <strong>Byzantine<\/strong>, <strong>Arab<\/strong> and <strong>Norman<\/strong>. During the Norman rule, the famous <strong><em>Castle<\/em><\/strong>.<br \/>During the <strong>Middle Ages<\/strong> the numerous churches and convents that still characterize the layout of the city were built there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c5f2ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c5f2ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d06684\" data-id=\"0d06684\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c4ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c4ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insights<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cad153d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cad153d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac5bf5\" data-id=\"5ac5bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d68f7 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"29d68f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:114751,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-loop-nothing-found-message\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erice: the story An ancient and important city, Erice still has all the charm of a medieval town. 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