Necropolis with caves and "Tomb of Archimedes"
The cemetery area called "Necropolis with caves" dates back to the Greek and Roman period. The tombs of the Greek age that occupy this area are only a strip of the vast necropolis that extended over the whole plateau, on the edge of the quarries, up to the area above the Greek Theater. This necropolis remained in use from a late Archaic age up to the Hellenistic age. One of these tombs, clearly visible from the road that runs alongside the park along the Via Romagnoli, is known as the "Tomb of Archimedes". In reality, the tomb in question dates back to the period following the death of Archimedes, as it is a burial chamber of the Roman age provided within two orders of niches for the arrangement of the cinerary urns. The true tomb of Archimedes, as Cicero recounts, was located near the agora, an area far from the Necopoli Grotticelle.
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo: Ignazio Caloggero
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