Metapontum
[ met-uh-pon-tuh m ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈpɒn təm /
noun
an ancient Greek city in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: home of Pythagoras in exile.
Example sentences from the Web for metapontum
He forged letters from the leading citizens of Metapontum, and then sent them to Fabius.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) |PlutarchThe people of Metapontum stamped their money with a mouse gnawing an ear of corn.
Custom and Myth |Andrew LangIt is for this reason that he removed to Metapontum where he died, and where Cicero was able to visit his tomb long afterwards.
The Legacy of Greece |Various