▁found . ▁ ▁Another ▁sub urb ▁lay ▁below ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁prom ont ory ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁it ; ▁under ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Sir ena ▁are ▁subst ru ctions ▁and ▁a ▁rock - he wn ▁tunnel . ▁To ▁the ▁north - west ▁on ▁the ▁Cap o ▁di ▁Sor rent o ▁is ▁another ▁villa , ▁the ▁so - called ▁Bag ni ▁della ▁Regin a ▁Giov anna , ▁with ▁bath s , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ▁was ▁the ▁villa ▁of ▁Pol lius ▁Felix , ▁the ▁friend ▁of ▁Stati us , ▁which ▁he ▁describes ▁in ▁Silva e ▁ii . ▁ 2 , ▁of ▁which ▁remains ▁still ▁exist . ▁Far ther ▁west ▁again ▁are ▁vill as , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁Ath ena ▁on ▁the ▁prom ont ory ▁named ▁after ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁extrem ity ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁( now ▁P unta ▁Camp an ella ). ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁this ▁nor ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁temple ▁of ▁the ▁Sir ens ▁are ▁any ▁traces ▁existing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁historian ▁D iod orus ▁S icul us , ▁Sor rent o ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Lip arus , ▁son ▁of ▁Aus on us , ▁who ▁was ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Aus oni ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁U ly ss es ▁and ▁Cir ce . ▁The ▁ancient ▁city ▁was ▁probably ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Aus oni ▁tribe , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁pre - R oman ▁age ▁Sor rent o ▁was