Selinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily
Archaic to Hellenistic (651–250 BCE)·Megarian colonial Greek·🇬🇷 Sicily, Greece
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About Selinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily
Selinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily in Sicily, Greece is a Archaic to Hellenistic (651–250 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Megarian colonial Greek. Western Greek city with five Doric temples on acropolis and eastern hill, 270 ha Punic west wall. Destroyed 409 BCE Carthaginians, temples toppled by earthquake, Temple E restored.
Why it mattersType-site for Megarian colonial Greek temple-complex studies
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing sequence
- 02Function and cult identity
Theories
- 01Panhellenic competition centre
- 02Colonial foundation model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 550 BCE Temple C
- Period
- Archaic to Hellenistic (651–250 BCE)
- Culture
- Megarian colonial Greek
- Purpose
- Western Greek city with five Doric temples on acropolis and eastern hill, 270 ha Punic west wall
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 550 BCE Temple C
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5840° N · 12.8240° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Selinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily — Principal Temple
templeMain peripteral temple
37.5842° N · 12.8241° ESelinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily — Stoa / Sanctuary Enclosure
stoaPortico enclosure
37.5838° N · 12.8242° ESelinunte Acropolis Temples — Sicily — Theatre/Stadium Annex
theatreAnnexed games or assembly building
37.5845° N · 12.8238° E