Paestum

American  

[pes-tuhm] / ˈpɛs təm /

noun

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

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Paestum British  

/ ˈpɛstəm /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Among the recovered items, officials said, were three fresco paintings dating to the fourth century B.C. and stolen from Paestum, an ancient Greek city located in southern Italy.

From New York Times

Zuchtriegel, 39, has been directing another ancient marvel in southern Italy, the state archeological park of Paestum and Velia.

From Washington Times

Her brother, Missak Baghboudarian, conducts the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra and had hoped to travel to Italy to conduct a concert in Ravenna and attend the Paestum concert of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, known as the “Heroic,” but was unable to travel because of travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus.

From Washington Times

“We hope that Syria will come through the war and all the difficult situations as heroes, and that they can live normally,” she said by phone from Paestum.

From Washington Times

Aglianico is mostly associated in the United States with the Campania region in southern Italy, which forms a rough semicircle inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, encompassing Naples, Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast, Salerno and Paestum.

From New York Times