Paestum
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Locations | Paestum |
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Province of Salerno | |
Campania | |
Italy | |
Regions | Magna Graecia |
Designated as world heritage site | 1998 (22nd session) |
Founded | Around 600 BC |
Periods | Archaic Greece |
Middle Ages | |
Builder | Sybaris |
Troezen | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 917247 |
About Paestum
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia. The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation.