The 2014 season of L’Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA) has begun in Siracusa. INDA has existed since 1914, and it presents ancient masterpieces of theater at Siracusa’s Teatro Antico–the same stage on which some of these works may have been premiered centuries ago! This photo is from the 2012 season when I saw The…
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Beautiful Ancient Public Art
The draping robe around the “body” of this sculpture astounded me when I saw it. Its lines and detail are beautiful! From the Museo Archeologico Regionale “Paolo Orsi” in Siracusa, the outstanding nature of this piece exemplifies the splendor and political significance of Siracusa and its surroundings in the era of the 4th century BC….
Dionysus at Siracusa’s Ancient Theater
The god Dionysus, as portrayed by an actor for a performance of The Bacchae by Euripides at the ancient ampitheater in Siracusa. He holds a giant fennel staff topped with a pine cone and ivy leaves called a thyrsus, which is a symbol of fertility. #experiencesicily #siracusa #theater #bacchae #baccante #teatro #antico #amphitheater #anfiteatro #teatroantico…
Doric column tops from Temple E, Selinunte; Constructed between 490-480 BC. #experiencesicily #sicily #sicilia #sizilien #magnagrecia #temple #ancientgreek #carthaginian #selinunte #architecture #architettura #doric #dorico #columns #colonne #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy
Temple E at Selinunte on Sicily’s southern coast was constructed between 490-480 BC. The temple is considered one of the finest examples of Doric architecture, as exemplified by these columns. #experiencesicily #magnagrecia #temple #ancientgreek #carthaginian #selinunte #architecture #architettura #doric #dorico #columns #colonne #sicily #sicilia #sizilien #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph…
Segesta Amphitheater
Marvels of ancient and modern engineering sit side by side in Sicily. At Segesta, from the 3rd century BC amphitheater you can see the 20th century elevated autostrada.
Segesta’s Doric Temple
Segesta’s temple boasts doric columns and outstanding views.
Segesta and Its Temple
The doric temple at Segesta, built c. 420 BC by a Sicilian architect who was influenced by his Greek forefathers’ design styles. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto #segesta #trapani #doric #architecture #greek #countryside #temple #ancientgreek #ancient
The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Getty Museum in LA partnered to bring 150 objects from ancient Sicily (from the 5th-3rd centuries BC) to the US. It will be in Cleveland until January 5. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #clevelandmuseum #gettymuseum #cleveland #ancient #ancientgreek #roman #ancientroman #carthaginian #museum
Selinunte was a colony built by the ancient Greeks on the south coast of Sicily starting c. 651 B.C.E. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #selinunte #magnagrecia #temple #ancientgreek #carthaginian