Soluntum
Sign in to saveSoluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, near present-day Porticello in the comune of Santa Flavia, Italy. The site is a major tourist attraction. The city was founded by the Phoenicians in the sixth century BC and was one of the three chief Phoenician settlements in Sicily in the archaic and classical periods. It was destroyed at the beginning of the fourth century BC and re-founded on its present site atop Monte Catalfano. At the end of the fourth century BC, Greek soldiers were settled there and in the 3rd century BC the city came under the control of the Rom
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Soluntum
- Ancient site.native_name
- Solunto
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Solus
- Ancient site.image
- 2009-03-22 03-29 Sizilien 389 Solunto.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View from Soluntum
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy
- Ancient site.location
- Santa Flavia, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.management
- Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA. di Palermo
- Ancient site.public_access
- Yes
- Ancient site.website
- Archaeological Park of Himera, Solunto and Iato
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26 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geography
- History
- Roman period
- Coinage
- Excavations and remains
- Overview
- Public buildings
- City walls
- Bathhouse
- Agora
- Theater
- Temples
- Houses
- The "Gymnasium"
- House of Leda
- House of the Masks
- House of Harpocrates
- House of the Garlands
- Courtyard House
- Others
- Necropoleis
- Present state
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Soluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily, near present-day Porticello in the comune of Santa Flavia, Italy. The site is a major tourist attraction. The city was founded by the Phoenicians in the sixth century BC and was one of the three chief Phoenician settlements in Sicily in the archaic and classical periods. It was destroyed at the beginning of the fourth century BC and re-founded on its present site atop Monte Catalfano. At the end of the fourth century BC, Greek soldiers were settled there and in the 3rd century BC the city came under the control of the Roman Republic. Excavations took place in the 19th century and in the mid-20th century. Around half of the urban area has been uncovered and it is relatively well preserved. The remains provide a good example of an ancient city in which Greek, Roman and Punic traditions mixed.
==Names== thumb|Phoenician coin minted in Solountum, with the legend kpraʾ in Punic alphabet|Punic script. The Punic name of the town was simply Kapara (, ), meaning "Village".