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Also Known As	Poseidonia

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Paestum: Temple of Apollo

Paestum, ancient city site in Italy

Temple of Athena

The Temple of Athena at Paestum

Visit the ruins of the ancient Greek colony of Paestum and discover its history, culture, and society

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Pompeii Herculaneum Magna Graecia Capua Alba Longa Ostia Sybaris Campus Martius Praeneste Baiae

Basilicata: Monte Vulture

Basilicata

region, Italy

Italy

country, Europe

The Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, surrounded by ancient stone walls and ruins, with city buildings and a distant hill in the background.

ancient Greek civilization

historical region, Eurasia

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece