Segesta
in antiquity a city of Sicily; situated near the coast, 27 miles W. of Palermo. It was an ally Athens in the Peloponnesian War, became a dependent of Carthage about 400 в. c., and passed under Roman supremacy at the time of the first Punic War.
There still remain the ruins of a Greek theater and a Greek temple, the latter being one of the most complete examples extant of Greek architecture. Near the ancient site of Segesta is now the modern town of Catalafimi.