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   Paestum
   a city in southern Italy originally called Posidonia by the Greeks; when the Romans conquered the city in 273 BCE and established a colony there, the name of the city was changed to Paestum; archaeologists have studied the excellent remains of Doric temples found at Paestum.
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   Paestum
   Ancient Greek city, near Salerno in southern Italy. It was founded about 600 BC as the Greek colony Posidonia, and a number of Doric temples remain. ...
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   Paestum
   ancient city in southern Italy near the west coast, 22 miles (35 km) southeast of modern Salerno and 5 miles (8 km) south of the Sele (ancient ... [1 related articles]
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   Paestum
   Paestum is the classical Roman name of a major Graeco-Roman city in the Campania region of Italy. It is located in the north of Cilento, near the coast about 85 km SE of Naples in the province of Salerno, and belongs to the commune of Capaccio, officially also named Capaccio-Paestum. ==Geography== ...
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   Paestum
   Paestum (pest'um) , 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 through the 6th cent. B.C. The Romans took the city in 273 B.C.; they called it Paestum. The ruins, near the...
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