The city of paestum was fouded at around the start of the 7th cetury bc. When greek colonists coquered the area they named the city posedonia, in honour of poseidon. God of the sea. Its location near the river sele in the gulf of salerno-permitted the city to expand and prosper. The city owes its current name and historical heritage to the romans who after having defeated the greeks in 273 bc founded a latin colony and named it paestum.
At paestum the romans built magnificent constructions such as the thermae, the portico of the forum, the temple of peace, and amphitheatre.

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