Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Selinunte






Selinunte, founded around 628 BC, was one of the most important of the Greek colonies in Sicily.  In 409 BC, the Carthaginians sent a force of 100,000 men and destroyed the city, which had a population of approximately 19,000.  The city continued to be inhabited up until 250 BC.

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