The Monuments of Ancient Sicily

Welcome to the class projects page for Professor Thatcher’s Ancient Sicily course at Boston College, in Spring 2024!

Ancient Sicily, the crossroads of the Mediterranean, was a melting pot where Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, and indigenous peoples came together to create something new. This course explores the history, art, literature, and culture of the Sicilian Greeks (and to some extent non-Greeks) from the 8^th to 3^rd centuries BCE.

From temples to theaters to sculpture, Sicilians created some of the best-preserved and most beautiful monuments and artwork in the ancient world. These monuments tell an important story about Sicily’s history, the interactions of its different peoples, and its place in the world. Check back throughout the semester for exciting updates from BC students on the monuments of Ancient Sicily!

Links to Project Pages:

• Temple of Apollo at Syracuse
• Metopes of Temple C at Selinus
• Temple of Athena at Syracuse
• The Delphi Charioteer
• Temple of Olympian Zeus at Akragas
• The Goddess of Morgantina
• The Unfinished Temple at Segesta
• The Motya Youth
• The Fortress at Euryalus
• The Theater at Syracuse