Mediterranean Journeys: from Neapolis to Anaktoron stories from the Hyblon Kingdom to Syracuse
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exploreCity of Water and Light
Syracuse owes its foundation, its millenary history and the continuity of its role also to its geographical position.
exploreThe Origins
Syracuse was the cultural epicenter of Sicily in classical times, but its history does not end there.
exploreIntroduction to the Stories
The Stories offer various ways to approach a territory, starting from a personality, a rediscovery, or an object that catches the eye.
explorePaolo Orsi
Paolo Orsi was an Italian archaeologist who devoted himself mainly to exploration and archaeological research in Sicily and Calabria.
exploreThe Myth of Archimedes' Tomb
The eastern end of the Neapolis Archaeological Park features a rocky agglomeration consisting of a series of burial chambers including the so-called Tomb of Archimedes.
exploreThe Epigraph of Euskia
The discovery of this epitaph is credited to Paolo Orsi, who in 1894 was investigating the galleries in the Catacomb of San Giovanni.
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