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Photos: Western Sicily
The temple at Segesta, thought to date from the 5th century BC, was built by the ancient Elymians, whose language and origin remain a mystery. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Selinunte was a Greek colony founded in the 7th century BC. Its people waged war against the Elymians of Segesta. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Archeologists at work on the island of Motya, the site of a Carthaginian settlement around the 8th century BC. Motya is off the west coast of Sicily. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Windmills on salt flats north of Marsala are turned by the North African sirocco. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
A merchant offers souvenir pictures in the Piazza Liberta in Salemi. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
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