Tindari

Ancient Tyndaris was a Greek colony founded by Dionysius of Syracuse in 397 BC on a prominent cliff in northern Sicily as a military outpost for Messenian exiles. The Greek theater, built between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, could seat 3,000 spectators. Occupied by Hannibal's Carthaginians in 264 BC, it was conquered by Rome ten years later. Part of the cliff collapsed in the 1st century AD, destroying sections of the town, and earthquakes caused further damage in the 4th century. The site preserves Roman baths with intact heating systems, a basilica, city walls, and a necropolis. It was sacked by Saracens in 836 AD.