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The Ruins of Paestum, otherwise Posidonia in Magna Graecia

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The Ruins of Paestum, otherwise Posidonia in Magna Graecia

By Thomas Major


Almost certainly the finest early depiction and account of Paestum. PAESTUM was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 B…

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Early Modern18th centuryArchaeologyPosidoniaPaestumMagna GraeciaAntonio JoliAntonio JolliArchitectureAncient GreeceAncient ItalyAchaeanDoricGreek TemplesFirst Editions


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