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 The
ruins of Kamarina are located by the shore, too. The ancient town
was founded by the Greek-Syracusans in 598 b.C. and from themselves
destroyed in 553 b.C.; it was, then, sacked by Romans in 258 b.C.
The town was set on three hills, of which the Cammarana was the
most important. The ruins comprise parts of the boundary walls,
the big city,
remains of Hellenistic houses, consisting in: the "House of
the Altar", so called because of a central altar, recovered
in the middle of the yard; the "house of the inscription"
and the "merchant's house", where measuring weights and
tools were found out. Other important tokens have been brought to
light: Remains of the walls of Athenaion, the temple of Athena,
dating from the 5th century b.C.; the necropolises of Passo Marinaro
and Randello.
 Most
recoveries have been collected and exhibited by the archaeological
museums of Ragusa and Siracusa. In Cammarana, an antiquary was recently
opened, gathering all the remaining material. The overall recovery
has allowed to reconstruct the town's urban plan, supposed to be
among the best of those times.
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