Segesta

[ si-jes-tuh; Italian se-jes-tah ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

"The Segesta site never ceases to amaze us," said Sicily's regional culture minister Francesco Paolo Scarpinato.

From Reuters

Segesta, renowned for its 5th-century-BC temple, was an ancient Greek city nestled between mountains.

From Reuters

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