In Akrai, a Syracusan archaic sub-colony, there is a rock-relief in Intagliatella's urban latomy. In this paper, after a trip around the history of studies related to the monument, we propose a new interpretation on the ground of signs, drawn near its position to the town's entrance, following relevant historical considerations about the figure of Hieron II (306-215 B.C.), the most important king of Hellenistic Syracuse, as well as a friend and protector of Archimedes (287-212 B.C.) who lived and worked in his court.
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