the site of Segesta is one of the oldest in Sicily, dating back to the Elymians, one of the island's three pre-Hellenic ...

In 415 BC, the Athenian assembly led by Alcibiades, voted to invade Sicily. The city-state of Segesta had promised huge financial aid in return for assistance against its enemy Selinus.

Check out the Valley of the Temples near Agrigento, one of the unmissable things to do in Sicily—as well as the ruins of the ancient cities of Segesta and Selinunte on the west coast.