According to legend, the telamons were giants who fought a war with the gods at the beginning of the world. These mighty creatures were rebellious beings who did not want to bend to the will and power of Zeus, the father of all gods. In the end, the gods prevailed over the giants and the king of...

At the Regional Archaeological Museum "Pietro Griffo" in Agrigento, in the room dedicated to the Temple of Olympian Zeus you can admire a telamon in its original vertical position. [caption id="attachment_13754" align="aligncenter" width="498"] The telamones were colossal statues alternating with...

Most coins from ancient Akragas were coined with the depiction of an eagle on the obverse and the image of a crab on the reverse. The eagle was one of the symbols of Agrigento, the bird of Zeus, the greatest power; [caption id="attachment_13645" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The vast majorit...

The Porte Scee were the majestic gates of the ancient city of Troy, which, over time, gave their name to a specific architectural element. They were twisted, crooked gates that interrupted the straight perimeter of the walls. In addition, the gates were reinforced to their right by a tower, where ...

The foundations are the architectural elements that bear the weight of a structure by transmitting it to the ground below, so as to ensure absolute stability to the building. For this reason, they lean much deeper than the average level of the ground....

Aquifers are deposits of water found underground. These water collections are created because in some points the rocks are impermeable and thus prevent water from penetrating the ground; on the other hand, the water stagnates until it forms accumulations that, due to the force of gravity, often be...

"Chthonic Deities" is another way to refer to Demeter and Persephone. The term chthonic in Greek actually means underground. In Greek mythology it indicated all deities whose myth was connected to terrestrial or underground life. In this sense, Hades, god of the underworld, can also be thought...

The Greek colonies were cities designed and built by the Greeks outside of their homeland territories. They were formed as veritable cities separate to the homeland which imported festivities, rituals and traditions. Even their population came from the homeland city: architects for buildings, le...

Terracotta is a ceramic material that acquires a reddish-yellow colour when fired. This material has been used since ancient times to build furniture and statuettes. In Magna Graecia and Sicily in particular, it was used in architecture to clad buildings, but also to create busts of deities, small...

Opus isodomum, from the Greek isos meaning "equal" and domos meaning "row of stones", was a technique that the ancient Greeks used to build large and powerful walls. The process involved cutting all the stone blocks into equal height and thickness, then arranging them in horizontal rows at a regul...