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2,000-Year-Old Greek Lecture Hall Unearthed in Italy
Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Sicily, a major ancient Greek colony founded in ...
2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind
The ancient school complex had a gymnasium with a large swimming pool and 650-foot tracks, archaeologists said.
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2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind
The closest example of a combined gymnasium and lecture hall was built at Pergamon in modern-day Turkey between 250 and 300 years after the Agrigento site, researchers said in the release.
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A Semicircular Classroom Found in the Gymnasium of Agrigento Is the Oldest Known in the Greek World
In southern Sicily, where the hills of Agrigento overlook the Mediterranean Sea, an international team of archaeologists has ...
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Ancient Greece
predating a similar structure in Pergamon, Turkey, by centuries. Featuring a theater for 200 people, it highlights ancient Greece’s blend of physical and intellectual pursuits. Eratosthenes became the ...