Soluntum or Solus was an ancient city on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily near present-day in the comune of Santa Flavia, Italy. In antiquity, it was originally one of the three chief Phoenician settlements in the island and later flourished in the Greek and Roman periods. Names The Punic name of the town was simply Kapara (, ), meaning "Village". The Greek name appears in surviving coins as Solontînos () but appears variously in other sources as Solóeis (), Soloûs (), and Solountînos. Some schola…