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title: Temple C, Selinus
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Temple C, Selinus

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Temple C, Selinus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2606.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2606.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) C, [Selinus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selinus/) ([Selinunte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selinus/)), [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/). Built 580-560 BCE and possibly dedicated to [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) and or [Artemis](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Acropolis/).

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, April 30). Temple C, Selinus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Temple C, Selinus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 30, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Temple C, Selinus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Apr 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2606/temple-c-selinus/>.

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