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Segesta (sĭjĕs`tə), ancient city of NW Sicily. Traditionally called a Trojan colony, it was the longstanding and bitter rival of Selinus. Athens undertook (415–413 B.C.) the disastrous expedition against Syracuse as an ally of Segesta in troubles growing out of a quarrel with Selinus. After this failure, Segesta got the help of Carthage, and Selinus was sacked (409). Thereafter Segesta was a Carthaginian dependency with some interruptions until the First Punic War, when it surrendered to the Romans. It declined in the 1st cent. B.C. Amid its ruins is a fine temple to Ceres.
SegestaAncient city, northwestern Sicily. Located near modern Calatafimi, it was the chief city of the Elymi, a people of supposedly Trojan origin (see Troy). Culturally, the city was Greek, but it generally took the Carthaginian side against its Greek neighbours, and boundary disputes with Selinus were frequent. Early in the First Punic War, Segesta was allied with Rome. Its ruins include a well-preserved 3rd-century-BC theatre and a 5th-century-BC temple to Artemis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Don't miss the theatre started in the 3rd century BC by the Greeks and rebuilt by the Romans five centuries later Palermo - with its Norman sites and where scenes from the Godfather were filmed Have drink at the Caffe Wunderbar, where Tom Cruise, Tennessee Williams and Elizabeth Taylor once supped See the Greek temple and amphitheatre at Segesta 6 Easter and spring events in the North-east 1 GREAT NORTH MUSEUM, opens April 4 - including an interactive model of Hadrian's Wall. Painting trips include visits to Palermo, Segesta, the Zingaro nature reserve, Erice and Castellamare del Golfo. Triennale di Milano, I Racconti dell'Abitare, Milan: Editrice Abiare Segesta, 1995, two vols. |
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