Lecture hall in the ancient high school Agrigents discovered

In Greek antiquity, gymnasiums were places of physical and mental education for young men. In the ancient city of Agrigent in Sicily, archaeologists have now discovered, in addition to careers and a swimming pool, an auditorium for the first time: an auditorium with rising rows of seats, which served the teaching and demonstrations.This find is the earliest of its kind in the western Mediterranean [...] Der Beitrag Hörsaal im antiquen Gymnasium …

In southern Sicily, where the hills of Agrigento overlook the Mediterranean Sea, an international team of archaeologists has brought to light an exceptional structure that offers an unprecedented window to the educational system of Ancient Greece. It is an old classroom discovered in March 2025 by researchers from [...]