Temple D (Selinus)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Aug 08, 2026 04:18 PM
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History
The so-called "Temple D" at Selinus dates ca. 540 BCE. It is a Doric-order temple dedicated to Athena. Its peristylar plan (56 by 24 meters ) has a columnar arrangement of 6 x 13 (order height of 7.51 m high). The building has a pronaos in antis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/120241750
37.583624886, 12.8249845352
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- OSM location of Temple D (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Temple D (Selinus) part of (analytical) Acropolis of Selinus (unspecified date range)
- Temple D (Selinus) located at Selinus (unspecified date range)
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Pleiades
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Temple D (Selinus): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/120241750> [accessed: 08 October 2026]
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