Castrogiovanni

Castrogiovanni, a town in the middle of Sicily, 56 miles E. of Catania by rail, on a remarkable fertile plateau, which rises precipitously to a height of 3270 feet above sea-level. Castrogiovanni occupies the site of the ancient Enna, of which Ceres was the presiding goddess, and here was her most famous temple. The neighbourhood was the fabled scene of the rape of Proserpine. In connection with the Punic and Servile wars, Enna played a conspicuous part in early history. A castle and other buildings of Saracenic origin are still standing. Pop. 18,450.