During the Battle of Himera (480 BC), ancient Greek forces defeated Carthage, ensuring their dominance in the Mediterranean.

The display showcases offerings to various gods and ancient Greek rituals practiced by the people of Akragas. For instance, ...

The German portal Focus reminds us of the history of the sunken wreck of the Greek ship "Gela II" from the 5th century BC, ...

Less famous now than many other ancient cities, during the “Golden Age” Syracuse was the largest ... At the peak of peak of his reign Dionysius ruled most of Sicily and a large swathe of southern ...

Over a hundred years ago, in the late 19th century, researchers discovered the bones of an ancient elephant in Sicily, near Syracuse. After analyzing the DNA within the bones, scientists were able ...

T he German portal Focus reminds us of the history of the sunken wreck of the Greek ship "Gela II" from the 5th century BC, located off the coast of Sicily near the city of Gela. Over 30 years ...

On it are inscribed 10 lines of ancient Doric Greek script that curses four different men who were involved in a lawsuit in the courts of ancient Sicily around 450 BCE. These days, Jessica Lamont, a ...

They were a pair of mortally brave magistrates who tried to finally break the ancient grip of organized crime in Sicily. Both were assassinated. They don't like to talk about the Mafia to ...

When marine archaeologists investigated, they found dozens of rare ancient items. Two anglers reported a shipwreck off the coast of Vendicari Nature Reserve in January 2022, Sicily’s ...