Sant’Anna (river)
Encyclopedia
The Sant’Anna, also known as the Drago, and to Polybius
as the Hypsas (Ὕψας), is a small stream in the Province of Agrigento
, southern Sicily
. It flows through a deep valley until it reaches the ancient Greek
city of Acragas (Agrigento
), the lower part of which developed on a rocky scarp standing between this river and the San Biagio (then, like the city, called Acragas) to the east. The two rivers merge a little to the south to form the Fiume di Girgenti
which enters the sea after a course of about a mile.
Polybius
Polybius , Greek ) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic Period noted for his work, The Histories, which covered the period of 220–146 BC in detail. The work describes in part the rise of the Roman Republic and its gradual domination over Greece...
as the Hypsas (Ὕψας), is a small stream in the Province of Agrigento
Province of Agrigento
Agrigento is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population of 454,370...
, southern Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. It flows through a deep valley until it reaches the ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
city of Acragas (Agrigento
Agrigento
Agrigento , is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy, and capital of the province of Agrigento. It is renowned as the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas , one of the leading cities of Magna Graecia during the golden...
), the lower part of which developed on a rocky scarp standing between this river and the San Biagio (then, like the city, called Acragas) to the east. The two rivers merge a little to the south to form the Fiume di Girgenti
Fiume di Girgenti
.The Fiume di Girgenti, or San Leone is a short river formed to the south of the ancient Sicilian city of Agrigento by the confluence of two streams: the Sant’Anna and San Biago . It follows a course of about a mile before entering the sea at San Leone, a suburb of the modern Agrigento....
which enters the sea after a course of about a mile.