Archaeological area and Greek theater of Tindari

Tindari was an ancient Greco-Roman city founded by Dionysius of Syracuse in 396 BC as a fortress and military outpost. It was first occupied by the Carthaginians, then conquered by the Romans and finally devastated by the Arabs in 836 AD. In the archaeological area it is possible to visit the Greek-Roman theater built with sandstone blocks by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC, modified by the Romans to adapt it to the circus games, part of the urban layout of the city which was crossed by three large parallel arteries , the thermal baths, the monumental entrance of the Basilica intended for public meetings or at Gymnasium for athletic exercises. Also worth visiting are the Cyclopean walls, built by Dionigi and the Antiquarium, which displays marble statues of togated characters, a head of Emperor Augustus, a Corinthian capital, ceramics from the Bronze Age and many other historical finds found in site.