Archaeologists Uncover Walls and North Gate of Ancient Greek City Selinunte in Italy

Archaeologists Uncover Walls and North Gate of Ancient Greek City Selinunte in Italy

Aerial view of excavation areas and landscape in the Greek city of Selinunte, southwestern Sicily. Credit: Parco Archeologico di Selinunte, Cave di Cusa e Pantelleria Archaeologists have uncovered new sections of the ancient Greek city walls of Selinunte (Greek: Σελῑνοῦς), a historic Greek settlement in southwestern Sicily, Italy. Among the key discoveries is a monumental north gate, believed to have played a vital role in the city’s defense and…

Recently a team of archaeologists has dug up portions of the walls surrounding the ancient Greek city of Selinunte, in southwestern Sicily, as well as the northern gate, a crucial access to the cops, which confirms Selinunte’s strategic and cultural importance in the Mediterranean. The new findings, presented on 25 March [...]