Helorus

Helorus (modern Eloro) was an ancient Greek colony of Syracuse founded in the late 8th century BC on the southeast coast of Sicily, connected to its mother city by the Via Elorina. The fortified settlement covered 10 hectares within 1.4 km of defensive walls featuring double-curtain limestone construction from the 6th century BC, rebuilt in the 4th century BC. Major discoveries include the Villa del Tellaro with polychrome mosaics depicting the ransom of Hector, and the Colonna Pizzuta, a 10.5-metre monumental column from the 3rd century BC. The city fell to Rome in 214 BC during the Second Punic War.