[Leica] Siracusa (Syracuse)

[Peter Klein]

Here is the Greek theater of Siracusa.  Aeschylus, the father of Greek 
tragedy, premiered "The Women of Aetna" here, and also staged a 
production of "The Persians" in the 470s BCE.  It was hard to believe 
that I was standing on the same stones.  I felt a similar "sense of 
presence" when I stood in Mozart's apartment in Vienna. But Mozart lived 
in that apartment only 240 years ago.  The theater is 10 times older. Wow.

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Behind the semi-circular stage, you can still see holes in the stones 
where stage machinery was once mounted.  "Deus ex machina," anyone?
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The Ear of Dionysius, a cave with amazing acoustic properties.
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Fountain of Diana, created c. 1906-7:
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The Duomo, photobombed by a local:
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Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7.  Click on any picture to enlarge. Enjoy!
--Peter