Poseidonia
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Poseidonia was an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, later known as Paestum, famed for its well-preserved Doric temples and strategic coastal location.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poseidonia canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paistom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paistos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Lucanians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| excavatedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Achaean Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek colonists from Sybaris ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury |
6th century BC
ⓘ
7th century BC ⓘ |
| hasArtifact | Tomb of the Diver frescoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
fortification walls with towers ⓘ forum or agora ⓘ necropolis ⓘ rectangular urban plan ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Athena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Hera I NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hera II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ tombs and painted tombs ⓘ well-preserved Doric temples ⓘ |
| laterCulture |
Lucanian
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gulf of Salerno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archaeological Sites of Paestum and Velia and the Certosa di Padula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentStatus |
archaeological park
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| romanName | Paestum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
coastal plain of the Sele River
ⓘ
near important maritime routes in the Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.