Roman Amphitheatre

Neapolis is an archaeological park near Siracusa,l. Probably the most famous of it's many historic sites is the Greek theater dating to the 5th century BCE, shown in the 1st picture. Events are still staged here as you might be able to guess from all the work apparently being done. If you look around, you'll find out indications of lighting, sound and all the rest.
The 2nd picture is the Grotto of Nefro which is a surprisingly large spring near the top of the limestone cliff above the Greek theater.
The 4rd picture is the so called Ear of Dionysus, named because of it's shape like an ear and the ear canal. It is one of the man made excavations in this limestone quarry. It was used as a prison for a period. It is said that the acoustics are such that the jailers we're able to eavesdrop on the inmates.
The 4th picture is another man made grotto, that of the cordari. This is where the cord makers spent their time making rope. I'm told there is cave art here, but access to the grotto was closed.
The 5th picture looks at what has been dubbed Archimedes' tomb. However, it's clear that this isn't possible as all the work here had been dated to the Roman period, well after Archimedes' time.
The last picture is a part of the Latomie Paradiso. This is the bottom of the urban limestone quarry within which the Neapolis is located. Over the centuries, it use evolved to become a citrus orchard.Read more