| Title | : | Paestum. From building site to temple |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gabriel Zuchtriegel |
| Release | : | 2021-02-09 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Travel in Europe, Books, Travel & Adventure, Nonfiction, Social Science, Archaeology |
| Size | : | 17541845 |
| There were numerous divine “dwellings” at Paestum just as there were in other Greek cities around the Mediterranean. The Temple of Neptune is simply the most well-preserved example. Next to it stands the “Basilica”, the oldest of the three great Doric buildings at Paestum (c. 560-520 BC). Further north, beyond the Roman forum which stands on the area previously occupied by the ancient agora (a marketplace and a square, where assemblies and other meetings were held in the Greek period), a small hill is crowned by the temple of Athena – the only one for which the identity of the deity worshipped there is definitely known. [Gabriel Zuchtriegel]. A masterful, rigorous and accessible guide, updated to the latest archaeological discoveries, of the best preserved and enhanced archaeological site of Magna Graecia |
