Server Costs Fundraiser 2024
Help our mission to provide free history education to the world! Please donate and contribute to covering our server costs in 2024. With your support, millions of people learn about history entirely for free every month.
$3926 / $18000
Illustration
Part of the impressive 5th to 3rd century BCE fortification wall of Selinus.
Subscribe to this author
![Mark Cartwright]()
About the Author
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.
Related Images
Image
Fortification Gate, Butrint
A gate in the fortification walls of Butrint (modern Albania...
Image
Fortification Walls, Sacsayhuaman
A section of the fortification walls of the Inca Sacsayhuaman (also...
Image
Temple C, Selinus
Temple C, Selinus (Selinunte), Sicily. Built 580-560 BCE and possibly...
Image
Selinus Silver Didrachm
Silver didrachm from Selinus, Sicily, c. 530 BCE. O: Celery leaf...
Image
Fortifications Walls of Sinope
The north fortification walls of Sinope, known today as Sinop Castle...
Image
Temple of Hera, Selinus
The Temple of Hera (aka Temple 'E'), from Selinus (Selinunte) in...
Cite This Work
APA Style
Cartwright, M. (2014, May 02). Fortifications, Selinus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2611/fortifications-selinus/
Chicago Style
Cartwright, Mark. "Fortifications, Selinus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2611/fortifications-selinus/.
MLA Style
Cartwright, Mark. "Fortifications, Selinus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2014. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
