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Acropolis of Selinus

a Pleiades place resource

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The fortified Acropolis of Selinus occupies a limestone plateau. It was planned following the Hippodamian fashion and it is most noted for the numerous Doric temples that occupied its sacred precincts.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/552447145

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.5838544058, 12.8248522741

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Acropoli (750 BC - 201 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Acropolis of Selinus makes connections with:

Acropolis of Selinus located at Selinus (unspecified date range)

Acropolis of Selinus receives connections from:

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Place type:
acropolis

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See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Selinunte s.v. "The Acropolis"

Related:

Arachne Akropolis von Selinunt Trapani (Provinz) (Selinus / Σελινοΰς), Italien

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Acropolis of Selinus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/552447145> [accessed: 10 February 2026]

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