Temple C, Selinus

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Temple C, Selinus (Selinunte), Sicily. Built 580-560 BCE and possibly dedicated to Apollo and or Artemis. Originally the temple had 6 columns on the facade and 17 along the length. The temple once measured 63.7 x 24 metres and was the main temple of the acropolis.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, April 30). Temple C, Selinus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Temple C, Selinus." World History Encyclopedia, April 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Temple C, Selinus." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Apr 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/.

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