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Segesta

American  
[si-jes-tuh, se-jes-tah] / sɪˈdʒɛs tə, sɛˈdʒɛs tɑ /

noun

  1. Also Segeste. an ancient Greek and Carthaginian city in NW Sicily: near present-day Alcamo.


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On a positive note, the 4K presentation does shine throughout, especially with the panoramic views of the Segesta Temple and Ear of Dionysius cave as well as some creepy underwater scenes starring eels.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2023

It had been buried for centuries by a few centimetres of earth and vegetation in the area of the Southern Acropolis at the Segesta site, which is in the western part of the island.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023

A few years ago, I wiled away an evening with friends in a thermal bath in Segesta, in the same waters where ancient demigods reputedly used to frolic.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021

One afternoon after our visit to Segesta, I bumped into my young friend Robert in the ship’s library, and offered to split some of the sugary pastries I’d bought ashore.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2012

He had come from Palermo and spent the morning at the Temple of Segesta which had pleased him very much and given him no difficulty. 

From Diversions in Sicily by Jones, Henry Festing

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