Ancient lecture hall discovered at Agrigento

Ancient lecture hall discovered at Agrigento

An international team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Dr. Monika Trümper and Dr. Thomas Lappi from the Free University of Berlin have discovered an ancient lecture hall during excavations at Agrigento. Located on the southern coast of Sicily, Agrigento was one of the most important and prosperous cities of the ancient Mediterranean. The city was founded around 580 BC by Greek settlers from Gela and Rhodes, which quickly rose to prominence as the…

Archaeologists discover an ancient lecture hall in the Gymnasium of Agrigent. The find provides new insights into the education in ancient Greece. The post 2000 year old lecture hall in Gymnasium in Sicily discovered first appeared on ingenieur.de - job market and news portal for engineers.