Poseidonia/Paestum
A major Greco-Roman center of south Italy, Poseidonia/Paestum was originally founded by Greeks from Sybaris in the seventh century BC, who named the settlement Poseidonia. After the Pyrrhic war, the city became a Latin colony named Paestum ca. 273 BC.
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A major Greco-Roman center of south Italy, Poseidonia/Paestum was originally founded by Greeks from Sybaris in the seventh century BC, who named the settlement Poseidonia. After the Pyrrhic war, the city became a Latin colony named Paestum ca. 273 BC.
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Greco et al. 1983
Greco et al. 1987
Greco et al. 1999
Greco et al. 2003
Pedley 1990
Rouveret 1975
Sewell 2010
Torelli 1999 43
Wikipedia (English) Paestum
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A major Greco-Roman center of ...... lony named Paestum ca. 273 BC.
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colonia Latina
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