Segesta
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"Egesta" redirects here. For other uses, see Egesta (disambiguation).
For the town of Liguria with this name, see Segesta Tigulliorum.
Segesta (Greek: Ἔγεστα, Egesta,[1] or Σέγεστα, Ségesta, or Αἴγεστα, Aígesta;[2] Sicilian: Siggesta) was one of the major cities of the Elymians, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. The other major cities of the Elymians were Eryx and Entella. It is located in the northwestern part of Sicily in Italy, near the modern commune of Calatafimi-Segesta in the province of Trapani. The hellenization of Segesta happened very early and had a profound effect on its people.[3]
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Ἔγεστα (in Ancient Greek) | |
Location | Calatafimi-Segesta, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
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Coordinates | 37°56′29″N 12°49′56″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Cultures | Greek, Elymian |
Site notes | |
Condition | Preserved |
Ownership | Public |
Management | Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA. di Trapani |
Public access | Yes |
Website | Area Archeologica Segesta (in Italian) |
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