Viale Paradiso, in the archaeological park of Neapolis, Syracuse, Sicily, ItalyMap
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The natural quarry is located in Syracuse, Italy. This quarry in the archaeological park is the source of the stones used in the excavation of theaters and houses in ancient Greek times, and was also used as a cemetery. Athens devoted its national strength to form a huge fleet to attack here, and those defeated soldiers became hard labor here. Here, more than 7,000 Athenian prisoners of war were imprisoned until their death. In the past, there were towering stone walls everywhere, but now, the stones here are basically weathered. On one side of the quarry, there is a peculiarly shaped cave, as if it had been carefully carved out. This hole is the famous "Ear of Dionysius". Its opening is wide, but the inside is deep and winding, which is very similar to the structure of the human ear.
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Latomia del Paradiso Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Natural quarry, charming scenery and beautiful environment.
Very strange place, the surrounding natural landscape is good, after all, it is in the park, as a place for building materials, it is worth seeing, lamenting the difficulty of ancient people when they built it.
This quarry in the archaeological park, Athens poured its national strength into a huge fleet of attack, but eventually lost
The theaters, houses, etc. in the ancient city are all taken here, used as a cemetery for the Greeks, and you can see the sarcophagus
The deep and steep quarry next to the Greek theater, the theater in the ancient city, residential, etc. are all taken here, used as a graveyard for the Greeks, you can see the sarcophagus, and also used a prisoner of war. In what Thucydides described as the "greatest battle in Greek history" in 413 BC, 7,000 Athenians were imprisoned here until their deaths after Greek defeat.