Elymians
Videos
The Elymians were an ancient tribal people who inhabited the western part of Sicily during the Bronze Age and Classical antiquity.
The Elymian temple at Segesta, Sicily.
Trapani
Videos
Trapani is a city and municipality with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fis
Elymians
…modern Erice), a religious centre; and Entella. Other cities were Elima, Halyciae (referred to as Alicia in modern Italian sources), Iaitas, Hypana, and Drepanon. Ancient peoples of Italy…
Trapani seen from Erice. The islands of Favignana (left) and Levanzo (right) can be seen in the background.
View from the old wall of Tramontana
Torre Peliade (Colombaia)
Peter III Aragon, in Trapani (Sicily) during the "Vespri siciliani" (1282) (Biblioteca Vaticana)