Gymnasium House, Solunto, Sicily, Italy

Fluted Doric columns and entablature of the peristyle of the so-called Gymnasium, a large house built in the Hellenistic period, in the Phoenician city of Solunto, in Sicily, Italy. This building was excavated in 1865 by Francesco Paolo Perez and Saverio Cavallari, and was restored in 1866. It is built on a steep slope with several terraces at different levels, with both Doric and Ionic details. The Phoenician village of Solunto was expanded by the Greeks after 396 BC and again by the Romans after 254 BC. It was abandoned soon after and rediscovered by archaeologists in the 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13438370

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45120785

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7087px x 4708px (14.5MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen