Archaeologists just discovered the oldest Greek school in Sicily, revealing new information about life on the Italian island

A team of researchers has just discovered a covered auditorium in Agrigento, Sicily. This type of structure’s rarity and age sheds light on the educational role of Greek gymnasiums in ancient times.

When you think of ancient gymnasiums, we might picture young men in full physical activity, running or wrestling in vast open spaces. But these places also played a key role in the intellectual development of Greek citizens. This was recently established follow...
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