Paestum - Museo Archeologico
Paestum - Museo Archeologico
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Paestum - Museo Archeologico
The city was founded under the name of Poseidonia around 600 BC. founded by Greeks and was part of "Magna Graecia". The extensive trade led to prosperity which spread in the 5th and 6th centuries BC. expressed in the construction of large temples.
Around 270 BC the city became a Latin colonia under the name of Paestum. During the Roman Empire, Paestum lost prosperity and importance. Around 500 AD the area began to silt up and become swampy, malaria spread, and the last inhabitants left the place. The temple complex turned into a kind of jungle, and the place was forgotten. After being destroyed by the Saracens and by the Normans, Paestum was abandoned. An early map showed the ruins in 1732. The rediscovery happened parallel to Pompeii and Herculaneum. An expedition into the enchanted swamp landscape was soon part of the program for the so-called Grand Tour.
The ancient city was surrounded by defensive walls. The area is clear of modern buildings and has been largely so, since the Middle Ages. Although much stone has been stripped from the site, large numbers of buildings remain detectable by their footings or the lower parts of their walls.
Adjacent to the archaeological park is the "Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum" where numerous finds uncovered during the excavations of the city and the necropolis are exhibited. Including frescoes that once adorned tombs, mainly belonging to the Lucanian period (5th century BC).
A detail of the "Tomba del Tuffatore" (Tomb of the Diver). The burial chamber, dated around 480/470 BC, was discovered in the late 1960s.
Seen is a lone diver leaping into a pool. This figure is unique to this tomb, no other ancient Mediterranean artworks have imagery comparable to the diver.
Around 270 BC the city became a Latin colonia under the name of Paestum. During the Roman Empire, Paestum lost prosperity and importance. Around 500 AD the area began to silt up and become swampy, malaria spread, and the last inhabitants left the place. The temple complex turned into a kind of jungle, and the place was forgotten. After being destroyed by the Saracens and by the Normans, Paestum was abandoned. An early map showed the ruins in 1732. The rediscovery happened parallel to Pompeii and Herculaneum. An expedition into the enchanted swamp landscape was soon part of the program for the so-called Grand Tour.
The ancient city was surrounded by defensive walls. The area is clear of modern buildings and has been largely so, since the Middle Ages. Although much stone has been stripped from the site, large numbers of buildings remain detectable by their footings or the lower parts of their walls.
Adjacent to the archaeological park is the "Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum" where numerous finds uncovered during the excavations of the city and the necropolis are exhibited. Including frescoes that once adorned tombs, mainly belonging to the Lucanian period (5th century BC).
A detail of the "Tomba del Tuffatore" (Tomb of the Diver). The burial chamber, dated around 480/470 BC, was discovered in the late 1960s.
Seen is a lone diver leaping into a pool. This figure is unique to this tomb, no other ancient Mediterranean artworks have imagery comparable to the diver.
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