Acropolis fortifications, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy

Fortifications of the acropolis of the ancient ruined Greek city of Selinunte, Sicily, Italy. In the distance is Temple E or Temple of Hera, on the East Hill, built 460-450 BC. Its peristyle consists of 6 x 15 Doric columns with several staircases and traces of stucco and friezes. It was rebuilt 1956-59. Selinunte was founded in 628 BC and was an important Greek colony, home to up to 100, 000 people at its peak and abandoned in 250 BC. The city consists of an acropolis housing 2 main streets and 5 temples, 3 other hills with housing and temples and 2 necropoleis. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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460-450 Acropolis Castelvetrano Hera Marinella Rebuilt Reconstructed Selinos Selinunte Selinus Seminante Sicilian Trapani

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