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Italy, Ancient city Paestum
Poseidonia was probably founded about 600 bc by Greek colonists from Sybaris, along the Gulf of Taranto, and it had become a flourishing town by 540, judging from its temples. After many years' resistance the city came under the...
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Italy, Paestum, Temple of Hera (Basilica)
The first Temple of Hera, built around 550 BC by the Greek colonists, is the oldest surviving temple in Paestum. Eighteenth-century archaeologists named it "The Basilica" because some mistakenly believed it to be a Roman building. (The...
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Nova: Secrets of the Parthenon
This video is a NOVA documentary about the Parthenon; it answers many questions about how it was designed and engineered. It explains why the Parthenon is considered the physical embodiment of Greek society in the Age of Pericles and...