Paestum (pĕst`əm), ancient city of Lucania, S Italy. It was a colony of the Greek city of Sybaris (c.600 B.C.) and was first named Posidonia. It flourished with the rest of Magna Graecia Magna Graecia (măg`nə grē`shə) [Lat.,=great Greece], Greek colonies of S Italy.
..... Click the link for more information. through the 6th cent. B.C. The Romans took the city in 273 B.C.; they called it Paestum. The ruins, near the present Pesto, include some of the finest and best-preserved Doric temples in existence.
Ancient city, southern Italy. Located on the Gulf of Salerno (the ancient Bay of Paestum), the city was founded about 600 BC by Greek colonists from Sybaris, who called it Poseidonia. It was taken by the Lucanians, an indigenous Italic people, in the 4th century BC. They ruled until 273 BC, when the city was captured by the Romans. Deserted after its sack by Muslim raiders in AD 871, the abandoned site's remains were discovered in the 18th century. It is known for its three Doric temples and its city walls of travertine blocks.
Paestum
..... Click the link for more information. through the 6th cent. B.C. The Romans took the city in 273 B.C.; they called it Paestum. The ruins, near the present Pesto, include some of the finest and best-preserved Doric temples in existence.
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The Temple of Athena at Paestum
(credit: Alinari/Art Resource, New York)
Paestum
an ancient Greek colony on the coast of Lucania in S Italy
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