2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind

2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek lecture hall within a gymnasium complex in Italy, making it one of the earliest known examples of a school-like facility in the ancient world, according to researchers. Built in the second century B.C., the Agrigento facility is believed to be among the first to combine physical health and intellectual pursuit, according to an April 9 news release from the Free University of Berlin. Agrigento is the…

Excavations at Ancient Greek City of Agrigento Reveal Rare Inscriptions and Structures

Drone photo of the pool and palaestra. Credit: Thomas Lappi / FU Berlin, Institute of Classical Archaeology A newly completed excavation at an ancient gymnasium in Agrigento, Sicily, the modern name for the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Greek: Ἀκράγας), has revealed new finds: a rare roofed auditorium, a spacious hall, and a partially preserved inscription, shedding light on how education and athletics were intertwined in one of Magna Graecia’s…