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Paestum

Also known as Paistom

Paestum is an ancient city in Campania in southern Italy, founded as the Greek colony of Poseidonia around 600 BCE. Taken by the Lucanians around 410 BCE and refounded as a Latin colony in 273 BCE, it is renowned for three well-preserved Doric temples and the painted Tomb of the Diver. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Paestum
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Paestum. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paestum
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