A 2018 image shows the newly excavated remains of the ancient theater at Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily. (Giuseppe Cavaleri) Going to the theater was an essential part of ancient Greek civic ...

Archaeologists in Sicily have discovered a clay amphora containing preserved fish remains of fish at Monte Sant’Angelo in ...

Located in Agrigento in southwest Sicily, this more than 2,000-acre archeological site dates back to the sixth century B.C. and includes the remains of numerous Greek temples. A highlight is the ...

This project is supported by the Parco Archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento, directed by Roberto ... a city of Hellenistic origin and the last Greek colony founded on the island of Sicily.

After 20 years of restorations, a 26-foot-tall statue of Atlas is once again standing guard at the ancient Temple of Zeus in the city of Agrigento (once called Akragas) in Sicily. The statue ...

This site is one of the most remarkable examples of ancient Greek art and architecture in Magna Graecia and a major draw for Sicily. In 2023, the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, welcomed 1 ...