Solunto

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Solunto is an ancient Hellenistic-Roman city in northern Sicily, known for its well-preserved archaeological remains overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Solunto canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic city
Roman city
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 1st century BC
ancientName Soloeis
Solus
country Italy
culture Hellenistic
Roman
discoveredInCentury 16th century
excavatedInCentury 19th century
20th century
foundedBy Phoenicians
governedDuring Roman Empire
Roman Republic
hasFeature agora
paved streets
residential quarters
theatre
water supply system
hasViewOf Gulf of Palermo
linked to: Bay of Palermo
heritage archaeological remains
knownFor Hellenistic-Roman houses
inscriptions
mosaics
public buildings
street grid
well-preserved urban layout
languageEvidence Greek inscriptions
Latin inscriptions
locatedIn Sicily
northern Sicily
locatedNear Palermo
Santa Flavia
locatedOn Monte Catalfano
materialRemains ceramics
domestic architecture
public architecture
religious buildings
statues
overlooks Tyrrhenian Sea
partOf Phoenician-Punic settlements in Sicily
ancient cities of Sicily
region Metropolitan City of Palermo
timePeriod Hellenistic period
Roman period
tourism open to visitors
urbanPlan orthogonal street grid

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