Selinunte

Selinunte
Σελινοῦς
	The Temple of Hera at Selinunte (Temple E)
	Shown within Italy
Location	Marinella di Selinunte, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Coordinates	37°35′1″N 12°49′29″E / 37.58361°N 12.82472°E
Type	Settlement
Area	270 ha (670 acres)
History
Founded	628 BC
Abandoned	Approximately 250 BC
Periods	Archaic Greece to Hellenistic period
Site notes
Management	Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA. di Trapani
Website	Parco Archeologico di Selinunte (in Italian)

Selinunte (/ˌsɛlɪˈnuːnteɪ/ SEL-in-OON-tay, Italian: [seliˈnunte]; Ancient Greek: Σελῑνοῦς, romanized: Selīnoûs [seliːnûːs]; Latin: Selīnūs [sɛˈliːnuːs]; Sicilian: Silinunti [sɪlɪˈnuntɪ]) was a rich and extensive ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia on the south-western coast of Sicily in Italy. It was situated between the valleys of the Cottone and Modione rivers. It now lies in the comune of Castelvetrano, between the frazioni of Triscina di Selinunte in the west and Marinella di Selinunte in the east.

The archaeological site contains many great temples, the earliest dating from 550 BC, with five centred on an acropolis.

At its peak before 409 BC the city may have had 30,000 inhabitants, excluding slaves.^[1] It was destroyed and abandoned in 250 BC and never reoccupied.

^ Morris, A.E.J. (2013). History of Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution. Taylor & Francis. p. 53. ISBN 9781317885146. Retrieved 2014-10-10.

[google-1] Morris, A.E.J. (2013). History of Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution. Taylor & Francis. p. 53. ISBN 9781317885146. Retrieved 2014-10-10.

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