Paestum

[ pes-tuh m ]

/ ˈpɛs təm /

an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.

Example sentences from the Web for paestum

The temples of Paestum are great and noble from any point of view.

Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol VIII |Various
Not one of those fine parties at Paestum, Sicily, etc. was carried out.

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray
These columns probably carried an upper range as in the temple of Poseidon at Paestum.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 |Various
The human element is at Paestum too far away,—too utterly dead and forgotten.

A Siren |Thomas Adolphus Trollope

A mere artist could not fail of marking the contrast between Beauvais and the temples of Paestum.

Churches and Church Ornaments |William Durandus

Paestum

/ (ˈpɛstəm) /

an ancient Greek colony on the coast of Lucania in S Italy