Alternative Names
Ποσειδωνία
Poseidonia
Paistos
Date
city founded ca. 600 BCE, excavations begun early 20th century
Culture
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Notes
Founded in 600 BCE by the Greek, seized by the Lucanians in 400 BCE, seized by the Romans in 273 BCE.
References
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