Selinunte
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Selinunte is an ancient Greek archaeological site and former city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, renowned for its well-preserved temples and ruins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selinunte canonical | 11 |
| Selinunte archaeological park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11308912 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selinunte Context triple: [Province of Trapani, contains, Selinunte]
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A.
Heraion
Heraion is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, typically comprising a temple complex used for her worship and associated rituals.
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B.
Kalloni
Kalloni is a town on the Greek island of Lesbos, known for its large bay, salt pans, and rich birdlife.
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C.
Daulis
Daulis was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with various local myths and traditions.
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D.
Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
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E.
Ialysos
Ialysos is a town and seaside resort on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Rhodes, known for its beaches and archaeological remains from ancient Ialysos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selinunte Target entity description: Selinunte is an ancient Greek archaeological site and former city on the southwestern coast of Sicily, renowned for its well-preserved temples and ruins.
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A.
Heraion
Heraion is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, typically comprising a temple complex used for her worship and associated rituals.
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B.
Kalloni
Kalloni is a town on the Greek island of Lesbos, known for its large bay, salt pans, and rich birdlife.
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C.
Daulis
Daulis was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with various local myths and traditions.
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D.
Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
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E.
Ialysos
Ialysos is a town and seaside resort on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Rhodes, known for its beaches and archaeological remains from ancient Ialysos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Carthage ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Doric Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTemple |
Temple E to Hera
ⓘ
Temple F to Athena or Dionysus (disputed) ⓘ
linked to:
Temples of Athena
Temple G to Apollo or Zeus (disputed) ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Carthaginians
ⓘ
linked to:
Punic (Carthaginian) people
|
| destructionYear | 409 BC ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | c. 650 BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Greek colonists from Megara Hyblaea
ⓘ
Megarian Greeks ⓘ
linked to:
Megarians
Pammilus of Megara Hyblaea ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| hasCityLayout |
acropolis
ⓘ
eastern hill sanctuary area ⓘ western hill urban area ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Temple A
ⓘ
Temple C ⓘ Temple D ⓘ Temple E ⓘ Temple F ⓘ Temple G ⓘ Temple O ⓘ acropolis fortifications ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ harbor installations (now silted) ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Carthage
ⓘ
Romans ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Basin
Province of Trapani ⓘ Sicily ⓘ southwestern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Castelvetrano
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Mouth of the River Selinus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Sicilian regional authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Regional Government of Sicily
|
| namedAfter | wild celery (Greek: selinon) ⓘ |
| nearbyQuarry | Cave di Cusa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological research on Greek colonization
ⓘ
extensive ruins ⓘ urban planning remains ⓘ well-preserved Doric temples ⓘ |
| partOf |
Magna Graecia
ⓘ
Parco Archeologico di Selinunte e Cave di Cusa ⓘ
linked to:
archaeological park of Selinunte
|
| periodOfFlourishing |
5th century BC
ⓘ
6th century BC ⓘ |
| populationPeak | tens of thousands of inhabitants (approx.) ⓘ |
| rediscoveredInCentury | 16th century AD ⓘ |
| systematicExcavationBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourism | major archaeological tourism destination in Sicily ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (Italy) (as part of serial sites proposals) ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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