. Italy; handbook for travellers. to Trapnni. SELINUS. 26. Route. 289 found. A room on the ground-floor of the Casa delta Committione on theAcropolis contains a nuiuber uf jjlans 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 Hyblaaunder Pammilus, and was the westernmost settlement of the Hel-lenes in S
. Italy; handbook for travellers. to Trapnni. SELINUS. 26. Route. 289 found. A room on the ground-floor of the Casa delta Committione on theAcropolis contains a nuiuber uf jjlans 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 Hyblaaunder 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 (Goryo 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 c
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