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ITALY · LATE 6TH CENTURY BC
Segesta
Segesta was a city of the Elymians, one of the earliest peoples of western Sicily. The city spread over two summits of its mountain, with the agora and a theatre of the mid-2nd century BC on the northern one. Outside the walls stands a Doric temple begun in 430–420 BC and never finished.
- Country
- Italy
- Period
- Late 6th century BC
- Civilisation
- Elymian
- Location
- 37.9392° N, 12.8399° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Doric Temple
Doric temple outside the walls, begun in 430–420 BC and never finished.
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Theatre
Theatre on the northern acropolis, dated to the mid-2nd century BC.
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Agora
Agora on the northern acropolis, among the city’s public buildings.