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Multimedia-guide of Paestum 3.0
Multimedia guide to the city of Paestum, whichin Ancient Greece was known asPoseidonia and was founded at the beginning of the 6th century B.C.by Achaeancolonists from Sybaris who settled on the fertile plain to thesouth of the river Sele.Conquered by the Lucani and then by the Latins, today Paestumpresents three areas tothe visitor: two of these, the north and south sanctuaries, weresacred. The third areain the centre, for public use, was once the Greek Agora and laterbecame the RomanForum.In the two sanctuaries there are three beautifully conserveddoric temples: to the north,the temple of Ceres, dedicated to the goddess Athena, to the souththe Basilica ortemple of Hera and the temple of Neptune, dedicated to Apollo.In the public area there are Ancient Greek buildings such as theEkklesiasterion, forpublic assemblies, and the Heroon (the underground tomb of the herothat founded thecity), and Roman buildings such as the forum, the Italic temple,the amphitheatre andliving quarters.The walls surrounding the ancient city have four gatewayscorresponding to the cardinalpoints (Porta Aurea to the north, Porta Giustizia to the south,Porta Sirena to the east,and Porta Marina to the west).The map highlights points of interest where the visitor can getmore information fromthe videos with photos, 3D reconstructions and commentaries.
