Segesta

Segesta, or EGESTA, an ancient city in the north-west corner of Sicily, said to have been founded by the Trojans, was allied with the Carthaginians in 410 B.C., was conquered by the Syracusan Greeks in 307, and, again Carthaginian, revolted in 206 to the Romans, who greatly favoured it. The place suffered much from Saracen attacks, and now shows nothing but fine ruins, including a theatre and a great Doric temple. There are hot springs near the site, which was 6 miles from the sea, the present Castellamare representing what was the harbour of Segesta.