- Palermo is a port, cathedral city and capital of the island of Sicily, located in the Region of Sicily in Italy.
- Originally a Phoenician city founded in 734 BCE, it was conquered during the First Punic War (264-241 BCE), and became Panormus or Colonia Augusta Panormitanorum in the Roman Province of Sicily.
Roman Sites
- Roman Amphitheatre
- a few Remains are visible next to the Royal Palace.
Museums
- Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas
- Located on the Piazza Olivella, 90133, Palermo.
- The museum holds one of the finest collections of Punic and Greek Art, along with a collection of Roman Sculptures and artefacts.
- Palermo Stone
- The Palermo Museum holds one of 7 fragments of an Ancient Egyptian Stele, known as the Palermo Stone, that lists all the Egyptian Pharaohs from the First Dynasty to the Fifth Dynasty (c.3150-2283 BCE).
Roman Roads
- A circular perimeter road connected all the coastal cities of Sicily
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