Why and when the Ancient Greeks first settled Sicily, supported by historical accounts and archaeological evidence.

History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Built in the third century B.C., the theater could hold thousands of people attending ancient Greek ...

ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - A giant statue dating back about 2,500 years has been restored to Sicily's Valley of the Temples, an archeological site which ancient Greek poet Pindar described as "man's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An archaic shipwreck that dates back to the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. has been discovered in the waters off the coast of Santa ...

Sicily is strewn with ancient Greek attractions and, with half the tourist crowds of Greece, they’re the most enjoyable, too. The Sicilians are modest about their fabulous historical heritage. Chances ...

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 and ...

ROME, June 30 (Reuters) - An ancient Greek altar for family worship dating back more than 2,000 years has been found in the archaeological site of Segesta on the Italian island of Sicily, local ...

Step off the beaten path and onto the vibrant, sun-drenched shores of Sicily, an island where every meal tells a story and every street corner holds 3,000 years of history. From the bustling open-air ...