The Ear of Dionysius, in the ancient Latomia del Paradiso, is an artificial cave around twenty metres high, carved into the limestone rock. Its depth reaches seventy metres, running internally in the shape of an "S", while the sinuous walls converge upwards in an  [approfondimenti id="3729" testo_l...

According to the testimony of the historian Diodorus Siculus, the altar was erected by Hiero II near the theatre and was as long as an Olympic stadium, as shown by the rocky basement, as large as half a football pitch, which can still be seen today. On the north and south sides, there were two symm...

The Roman Amphitheatre of Syracuse, during the Imperial Age, was one of the most representative examples of Roman architecture in Sicily. Of this grandiose oval structure, mostly dug into the rock of the Acradina Hill, only the arena (the central part of the structure where performances took place)...

The latomie are found in the northern part of the Neapolis Archaeological Park. These quarries were used in Greek and Roman times to extract the stone blocks used for the construction of temples and monuments. Their name comes from the Greek word latomìai, formed by the noun lytos meaning stone and...

Another well-known form of entertainment were the Venationes, whose name derives from the Latin word venatio meaning "hunting". They involved a fight between unarmed or armed men and ferocious beasts. These shows increased in number and importance thanks to the Roman conquest of exotic regions, whic...

In 212 BC, more than five hundred years after its foundation, Syracuse, a colony of Corinth, was conquered by the Consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus during the terrible [approfondimenti id="3634" testo_link="Second Punic War"]. The city of Arethusa had been allied with the Romans during the tyranny o...