Proper noun
Selinunte
An Ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily.
According to sources, 16,000 of the citizens of Selinunte were killed, 5,000 were taken prisoner, and 2,600 under the command of Empedion escaped to Acragas. Source: Internet
Diodorus Siculus xi. 68 Thucydides speaks of Selinunte just before the Athenian expedition in 416 BCE as a powerful and wealthy city, possessing great resources for war both by land and sea, and having large stores of wealth accumulated in its temples. Source: Internet
At its peak before 409 BC the city may have contained up to 30,000 people, excluding slaves. citation History Marinella di Selinunte and Temple E as seen from the acropolis of Selinunte. Source: Internet
The army landed at Lilybaeum, and directly marched from there to Selinunte. Source: Internet
Diodorus Siculus xiii. 55. The walls of Selinunte enclosed an area of approximately convert. Source: Internet
Herodotus v. 46. It is clear, therefore, that Selinunte had already achieved great power and prosperity; but very little information survives about its history. Source: Internet