. Italy: handbook for travellers. Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily . ^enuM^t If7*^^A l:10O^ ^ =^ Chilometri. to Trapani. SELINUS. 26. Route. 289 found. A room on the ground-floor of the Gasa delta Gommissione on theAcropolis contains a number of plans of Selinus for the use of visitors;but no refreshments are to be had and there are no facilities for spend-ing the night here. — If a stay of some days is contemplated, Prof. Salinas,at Palermo, should be consulted beforehand. *Selinus, among whose ruins are the grandest ancient templesin Europe, was founded in 628 by colonists from Megara H
. Italy: handbook for travellers. Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily . ^enuM^t If7*^^A l:10O^ ^ =^ Chilometri. to Trapani. SELINUS. 26. Route. 289 found. A room on the ground-floor of the Gasa delta Gommissione on theAcropolis contains a number of plans of Selinus for the use of visitors;but no refreshments are to be had and there are no facilities for spend-ing the night here. — If a stay of some days is contemplated, Prof. Salinas,at Palermo, should be consulted beforehand. *Selinus, among whose ruins are the grandest ancient templesin Europe, was founded in 628 by colonists from Megara Hyblseaunder Pammilus, and was the westernmost settlement of the Hel-lenes in Sicily. On an eminence by the sea, 154 ft. in height, to theE. of the river Selinus (Modione), Pammilus erected the Acropolis,behind which, more inland, was placed the town itself. On the op-posite hill, separated from the citadel by a marshy valley (Oorgo diCotone), the credit of draining which is ascribed to the philosopherEmpedocles, a sacred precinct was founded in the 6th century. TheSelinuntians were still engaged in the con
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