Sybaris

a Greek colony in S Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: notorious for its luxurious living, founded about 720 bc and sacked in 510

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Sybaris

an ancient Greek colony on the Gulf of Tarentum (Taranto), in Italy. Founded in approximately 720 B.C. by Achaeans, Sybaris was an important trade center in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. Its inhabitants, according to ancient historical tradition, had a reputation for wealth and love of luxury, which accounts today for the meaning of the word “sybarite.” In 510 B.C., during the war with the city of Croton, the colony was totally destroyed. In approximately 443 B.C. the city of Thurii was built near the site of Sybaris.

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This recipe comes from Matt Bennet of Sybaris Bistro in Albany.

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Our "world" to-day, Tried in the scale, would scarce outweigh Your Roman cronies: Walk in the Park--you'll seldom fail To find a Sybaris on the rail By Lydia's ponies, Or hap on Barrus, wigged and stayed, Ogling some unsuspecting maid.

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has an income of more than $40,000 a year, and even in the more blue-collar towns like Elmsford, Sybaris is never too far away: Right up the road from the Elmsford Motor Lodge live the Rockefellers on the 3,000-acre fiefdom their grandfather built; a little farther eat, down Route 287, the corporate parks of "Platinum Mile" float above the verdure of Westchester Avenue like a topographic rendering of the Fortune 500 list-Texaco, Pepsico and International Paper, to name but a few.

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An inhabitant of Sybaris, in South Italy, proverbial for its luxurious living and self - indulgence.

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Lincoln City - Matt Bennett of Sybaris Bistro in Albany will lead a demonstration and class about Oregon truffles at the Pacific Coast Center for Culinary Arts.

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The ancient Greek colony of Croton ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]) is best known in literature for destroying great and luxurious Sybaris in 510 B.C.

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