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Piazza Stesicoro is one of Catania's main squares, named after the ancient Greek poet Stesichorus who reportedly lived in the city. The square is dominated by a monument to Vincenzo Bellini and by the excavated remains of the Roman amphitheatre visible below street level.
The square was laid out in its current form in the 19th century, when the monument to Bellini was erected (1882). Excavations in the 1900s revealed the amphitheatre beneath, and a section was left permanently exposed. The name honours Stesichorus (c. 630–555 BC), a lyric poet said to have been buried in Catania.