Paestum

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Paestum is an ancient Greek and later Roman city in southern Italy renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric Greek temples and archaeological remains.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Paestum canonical 9
Capaccio Paestum 1
Paestum archaeological area 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Doric order
conqueredBy Lucanians
Romans
country Italy
culture Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
foundedAsColonyOf Magna Graecia
foundedBy Greek colonists
Sybaris
hasCityWall yes
hasCityWallType fortified stone walls
hasExcavation systematic archaeological excavations
hasMuseum Paestum Archaeological Museum
hasStructure Roman baths
agora (Greek marketplace)
amphitheatre
city walls with towers
forum
gates
hasTemple Temple of Athena
Temple of Hera I
Temple of Hera II
linked to: Temple of Hera I
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSiteTogetherWith Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Velia
inscriptionOnUNESCOListYear 1998
knownFor Greek and Roman archaeological remains
Tomb of the Diver frescoes
painted tombs
well-preserved Doric temples
locatedIn Campania
Province of Salerno
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
locatedInOrNear Cilento region
linked to: Cilento
locatedNear Gulf of Salerno
Tyrrhenian Sea
namedAfter Poseidon
nearestModernSettlement Capaccio Paestum
linked to: Paestum
originalName Poseidonia
partOf Magna Graecia
periodOfFlourishing 5th century BC
6th century BC
preservationStatus one of the best-preserved Greek temple sites in the world
regionHistorically Lucania
romanName Paestum
tourism major archaeological tourist destination

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Campania contains Paestum
Lucania majorCity Paestum
Lucani capitalOrMainCenter Paestum
Salerno nearbySite Paestum
Troizen foundedColony Poseidonia (Paestum)
linked to: Paestum
Province of Salerno hasTourismAttraction Paestum archaeological area
linked to: Paestum
Paestum romanName Paestum
Paestum nearestModernSettlement Capaccio Paestum
linked to: Paestum
Western Greek world hasPart Paestum