The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

A team of researchers has just discovered a covered auditorium in Agrigento, Sicily. This type of structure’s rarity and age sheds light on the educational role of Greek gymnasiums in ancient times.

Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 years ago. One of the most impressive auditoriums ever built by the ancient ...

A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important ...

George Maniakes was a tremendously talented general with a famously bad temper who challenged the Byzantine emperor for the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered new sections of the ancient Greek city walls of Selinunte (Greek: Σελῑνοῦς), a historic Greek settlement in southwestern Sicily, Italy. Among the key discoveries is a ...

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...

History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian ... The theater is located on Sicily's northeastern coast. Tickets cost 10 euros (or about $11) to visit the ...

Selinunte, Sicily—A team of archaeologists has excavated portions of the long-lost walls and north gate of Selinunte, an influential Greek city in southwestern Sicily. The excavations offer fresh ...

Greece welcomed the repatriation of three ancient sculpture fragments from the Parthenon—a horse and two male ...