Syracuse makes a good jumping ... and the Greek Theater. It’s the biggest of several Greek theaters on this side of Sicily and is impressive, if only for when you realize that it wasn’t ...

OMA’s design for the stage set at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, Sicily, was inaugurated with the performance of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Unbound (directed by Claudio Longhi).

From Hercules and Archimedes to Roman conquest, Billy Cotsis traces the rise and fall of Greek colonies across the Western Mediterranean — with Syracuse as their final stronghold ...

History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater ... visiting in the morning to avoid crowds. The theater is located on Sicily's northeastern coast. Tickets cost 10 euros (or about ...