{"id":26141,"date":"2024-02-02T11:18:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/scopri-i-parchi\/area-archeologica-di-paestum\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:56:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:56:55","slug":"archeological-area-of-paestum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/en\/scopri-i-parchi\/archeological-area-of-paestum\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeological Area of\u00a0Paestum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26141\" class=\"elementor elementor-26141 elementor-1436\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11da0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11da0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Area of Paestum<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467e3f1f elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"467e3f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M440-800v487L216-537l-56 57 320 320 320-320-56-57-224 224v-487h-80Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover 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elementor-element-5b629522\" data-id=\"5b629522\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1502d5be animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1502d5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c5e44\" data-id=\"e1c5e44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a77a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"679a77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Archaeological Area of Paestum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b13c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b13c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The archaeological site covers an area of approximately 27 hectares and bears witness to the history of the ancient city of Poseidonia\u2013Paestum, through its three great Doric temples, several public monuments, and part of the ancient residential area.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they arrived in the Sele Plain, the colonists from Sybaris set about building a new city, carefully organising the spaces according to their intended use. They established defensive structures to protect against external threats and created a complex network of streets which, through their intersections, helped define and separate sacred, political, and private areas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Two large sanctuaries arose in the north and south of the city, each with temples, altars, and other religious buildings. Between these sacred areas, spaces were set aside for political and economic activities. Within the city walls, a large area was also devoted to private residences for the citizens of Poseidonia\u2013Paestum and others.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, walking through the archaeological site, visitors can retrace the steps of this urban planning and discover the many faces the city has taken on during its Greek, Lucanian, and Roman phases. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The succession of different cultures is clearly visible in the monuments across the site, revealing stories of continuity and reuse, of change and transformation\u2014of peoples, gods, and men\u2014whose legacy still lingers in the shade of the three magnificent Doric temples, among the best preserved in the Mediterranean. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54827655 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54827655\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30dd770\" data-id=\"30dd770\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-242ac169 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"242ac169\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d29cf0c\" data-id=\"3d29cf0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de922c2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de922c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The monuments<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89abf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b89abf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering through the Main Gate (Porta Principale), where one of the Park\u2019s two ticket offices is located, visitors first arrive at the Southern Sanctuary\u2014the largest sacred area of Poseidonia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here, the majestic Temple of Neptune and the so-called Basilica stand out among a collection of smaller temples, altars, and shrines dedicated to various deities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since 2019, a contemporary artwork by the master Mimmo Paladino, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il Cavalllo di Sabbia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (The Sand Horse), has been installed in the space between the two temples.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The route then leads into the political, administrative, and economic heart of the archaeological area: the Greek agora, featuring monuments such as the Ekklesiasterion and the Heroon. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This space was later adapted into the Roman forum, surrounded by other important buildings including temples, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tabernae<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (shops), the basilica, the amphitheatre, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">macellum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (market), and the comitium.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the northernmost point of the archaeological area stands another major sanctuary, dedicated to the goddess Athena. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This sacred space once contained a range of buildings and structures, including the Temple of Athena itself, smaller shrines, altars, votive pits, and other features, some of which are still visible today. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further west, beyond the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via Sacra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sacred Way), begins the area dedicated to private housing, particularly Roman houses built over earlier Greek-Lucanian structures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd75de2\" data-id=\"2fd75de2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cad50d animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76cad50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67be5d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67be5d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1cdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b1cdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DISCOVER PAESTUM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb5872 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ccb5872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4de0cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4de0cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4c7ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e4c7ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c848433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c848433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25a789 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d25a789\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667ea74 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667ea74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check the Map of the Archaeological Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae67dd1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ae67dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">01 - Temple of Neptune<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">02 - Basilica<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">03 - Temple of Athena<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">04 - Ekklesiasterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">05 - Heroon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">06 - Baths<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">07 - Residential Neighbourhoods<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">08 - Il Cavallo di Sabbia (The Sand Horse)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">09 - National Archaeological Museum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">10 - Amphitheatre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">11 - Roman Forum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de169f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de169f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731f292 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"731f292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98fbaa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98fbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the Treasures\u00a0 Archaeological Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5d478 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f5d478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a47fb e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"65a47fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"106579963\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799631\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799631\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799631\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t01 - Temple of Neptune\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799632\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799632\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799632\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t02 - Basilica\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799633\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799633\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799633\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t03 - Temple of Athena\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799634\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799634\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799634\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t04 - Ekklesiasterion\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799635\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799635\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799635\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t05 - Heroon\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799636\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799636\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799636\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t06 - Baths\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799637\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799637\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799637\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t07- Residential Neighbourhoods\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799638\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799638\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799638\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t08 - Sand Horse\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799639\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799639\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799639\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t10 - Amphitheatre\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-10657996310\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-10657996310\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-10657996310\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 10;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t11 - Roman Forum\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799631\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799631\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-b07a295 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b07a295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062be9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062be9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df2544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7df2544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tempionettuno-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tempionettuno-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tempionettuno-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tempionettuno-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tempionettuno.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67d459 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b67d459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cef4de elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cef4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Temple of Neptune<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9460543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9460543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction of the Temple of Neptune was completed around 460 BCE. Powerful and once richly coloured, the temple has a layout featuring a peristyle of 6 by 14 Doric columns. The architrave and frieze, with alternating triglyphs and plain metopes, made up the entablature; although the metopes were not sculpted, they may originally have been painted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interior layout follows the classical arrangement: from the pronaos, visitors would pass through a large doorway into the cella, originally enclosed by squared masonry walls. Inside, two rows of superimposed Doric columns divided the space into three aisles. Behind the cella stood the opisthodomos, which was not connected internally and could only be accessed from the outside. Two altars are associated with the sacred building: the larger and more distant altar, contemporary with the temple, and a second, smaller altar dating from the late Republican Roman period.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not know for certain to which deity the temple was originally dedicated.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The traditional identification with Neptune stems from a mistaken association made by 18th-century scholars between the sacred structure and the Greek city&#8217;s name. More recent studies, based on votive material found in square stone-lined pits (known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loculi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) buried to the north of the temple, suggest that the temple may have been dedicated to either Hera or Apollo.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799632\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799632\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-bb5b90d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb5b90d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a1dcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a1dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ff33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68ff33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basilica-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basilica-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basilica-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basilica-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/basilica.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806fadd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"806fadd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8916bec elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8916bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Basilica of Paestum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68d417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68d417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple dedicated to Hera, known as the \u201cBasilica\u201d due to a misidentification by 18th-century scholars who mistook it for a civic building, is the oldest stone temple in Poseidonia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4177596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4177596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6860\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6860\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6860\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b37ab8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b37ab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f562c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f562c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction began around 560 BCE and was completed around 520 BCE.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure features nine Doric columns along the short sides and eighteen along the long sides, topped with very flattened capitals and supporting the architrave.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Many elements of the original polychrome terracotta roof have been preserved, allowing a full reconstruction of the roof\u2019s appearance, including covering tiles with lion-head spouts and antefixes decorated with lotus flowers and palmettes.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two pairs of doorways connected the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (central chamber) both to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pronaos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (entrance porch) and to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adyton<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (rear enclosed chamber), where the cult statue was most likely placed. An altar stands in front of the eastern fa\u00e7ade of the temple. The temple was almost certainly dedicated to Hera, the sister and wife of Zeus, king of the gods. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hera was venerated as a protector of both the feminine and masculine spheres, associated with marriage, motherhood, and young warriors\u2014an attribution supported by inscriptions and the many votive offerings discovered near the temple.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799633\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799633\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a027b35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a027b35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359f387 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359f387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe6b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe6b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/athena-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/athena-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/athena-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/athena-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/athena.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67880d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f67880d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b31d9a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b31d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temple of Athena<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6700223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6700223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the centre of the northern sanctuary, the inhabitants of Poseidonia built the Temple of Athena around 500 BC, on a small artificial hill designed to resemble an acropolis. The monument stands on a base of three steps and features a peristyle with six Doric columns along the short sides and thirteen along the long sides. Above the columns runs a smooth architrave and a frieze composed of metopes and triglyphs, decorated with winding lines and egg-and-dart motifs.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stone roof consisted of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">geison<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (cornice), made from projecting blocks decorated underneath with relief panels and a central sandstone star, and a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sima<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (gutter) (adorned with alternating palmettes, lotus flowers, and lion-head spouts that served as water drains. All the architectural elements were plastered and brightly painted.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pronaos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (vestibule) was preceded by a colonnade with Ionic capitals, while the main <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">naos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> r (chambe), raised about one metre above ground level, was accessed by a staircase.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ecf37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"36ecf37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5750\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5750\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5750\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc18c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fc18c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e277718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e277718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the construction of the monumental temple, cult activities were carried out in a smaller building constructed around 580 BC. The remains of its stone foundations and several architectural terracottas have been preserved, including elements of the gutter with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sima<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tube-like water spouts) and lotus-flower shaped antefixes, now visible in the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum. This earlier building was destroyed by a major fire.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the east of the temple stands its corresponding altar. The visible base with a column further to the north is the result of a reconstruction carried out in the 1950s, using various elements found in the sacred area.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Lucanian and Roman periods, the sanctuary continued to be used for religious activities. Between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the area was occupied by a small settlement and some tombs, marking the gradual contraction of the urban area until its complete abandonment.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discovery of numerous ex-voto offerings has made it possible to identify Athena-Minerva\u2014the goddess of wisdom and war\u2014as the main deity worshipped in the temple and sanctuary. Terracotta figurines from all phases of the site&#8217;s use depict the goddess as a young woman armed with a helmet, shield, and spear. Among the metal offerings dedicated to Athena, defensive and offensive weapons such as helmets, shields, arrowheads, and spearheads are the most common. These objects were often deliberately deformed to render them unusable, and were found in fragmented condition. Literary sources, comparisons with other archaeological contexts, and the presence of holes for fixing the objects with nails suggest that some of these weapons were once displayed within the sanctuary or on the temple walls.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Greek period, full-sized weapons were also presented in miniature versions as votive offerings. A change occurred around the mid-4th century BC, when, likely for ritual reasons, the dedications shifted mainly to miniature weapons. In the Roman period, alongside the worship of Athena-Minerva, the sanctuary also bore evidence of cults dedicated to Jupiter and Liber. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799634\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799634\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-c188a23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c188a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998ba17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"998ba17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537318d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"537318d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ekklesiasterion-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ekklesiasterion-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ekklesiasterion-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ekklesiasterion-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ekklesiasterion.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211083d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"211083d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731c840 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731c840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ekklesiasterion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d61349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d61349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 470 BC, within the space of the agora, a new monument was built: the ekklesiasterion, the building dedicated to citizen assemblies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It represents an exceptional example of ancient architecture, given the rarity of similar structures in other ancient contexts. It stands out for its unique circular shape\u2014a design choice aimed at facilitating communication and interaction among participants. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure was carved into the earth, making use of the natural slope of the terrain to create an arena with concentric steps. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799635\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799635\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e6316e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6316e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727f8f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"727f8f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a631b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65a631b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heroon-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heroon-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heroon-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heroon-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heroon.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa88eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4aa88eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0372e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Heroon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff701fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff701fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in the heart of the city stands a cenotaph\u2014a symbolic, empty tomb\u2014erected in honour of the city&#8217;s founder. This monument, known as the Heroon, is distinguished by a sloping roof covered with tiles, which was originally concealed beneath a small mound of earth.Since its construction around 510 BC, the Heroon has been held in high esteem by the local community, retaining its prestige until the city\u2019s decline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside the Heroon, archaeologists discovered an exceptional funerary assemblage, including eight finely crafted bronze vases, a black-figure amphora depicting the ascension of Heracles to Olympus, and five iron spits. These finds underline the cultural and ritual importance of the monument in the lives of the city\u2019s ancient inhabitants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799636\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799636\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2efad37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2efad37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b39a8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b39a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eae4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eae4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeromaner-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeromaner-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeromaner-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeromaner-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/termeromaner.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546b688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546b688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58889ce elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58889ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Baths<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb44a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb44a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not far from the lively Forum square stood a small yet elegant bath complex. Despite its modest size, it was an important point of interest, valued for both its function and charm. The complex offered a full Roman bathing experience, with a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frigidarium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for cold baths, a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tepidarium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for warm baths, and a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calidarium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for hot water immersion. The walls and floors were likely decorated with refined black-and-white mosaics, reflecting the taste and craftsmanship of the period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799637\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799637\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-37a4f9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37a4f9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad305fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad305fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d42617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d42617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/quartiereromano-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/quartiereromano-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/quartiereromano-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/quartiereromano-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/quartiereromano.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fe0c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94fe0c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7989452 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7989452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Residential Neighbourhoods<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72b929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72b929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This urban area reflects the period of Roman rule, having been developed after 273 BC, when Roman influence became firmly established in the region. The largest and most luxurious houses\u2014featuring marble cladding, elegant porticoes, and lavish pools\u2014were strategically located close to the city\u2019s political and religious centre.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This layout reflected the social status of their inhabitants, showing how proximity to the heart of power was a clear marker of prestige and wealth in ancient Roman society. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799638\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799638\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-98a9999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98a9999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4711aa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4711aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2f2c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc2f2c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cavallosabbia-1024x626.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cavallosabbia-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cavallosabbia-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cavallosabbia-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cavallosabbia.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d143aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d143aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c868209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c868209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIl Cavallo di Sabbia\u201d by Mimmo Paladino<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1b973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a1b973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il Cavallo di Sabbia <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(The Sand Horse<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a striking sculpture by artist Mimmo Paladino, standing around four metres tall and covered with sand from Paestum. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installed in the southern sanctuary of the archaeological area on 11 July 2019, the work was placed as part of an agreement between the Archaeological Parks of Paestum and the Museum of Minimal Materials of Contemporary Art (MMMAC). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sand Horse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers visitors a powerful opportunity to reflect on ancient architecture, ritual, and mythology through the lens of contemporary art.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1065799639\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1065799639\" data-tab-index=\"9\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-3f3c1d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f3c1d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626ef81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"626ef81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47faf03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47faf03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/parchipaestumvelia.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/anfiteatro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27312\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e49095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e49095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7972a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c7972a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Amphitheatre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713a50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713a50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the opposite side of the Forum, just beyond the north-eastern corner of the square, an amphitheatre was built between the second half of the 1st century BC and the first half of the following century. It was designed to host gladiatorial games and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">venationes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014spectacles involving the hunting of wild animals.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, only the western section of the structure is preserved. 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The Basilica, a rectangular hall on the southern side of the square, was used for judicial proceedings, with its interior divided by colonnades. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economically, the Forum served as a key commercial hub. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macellum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a covered market for food sales, while numerous surrounding shops sold a wide range of goods\u2014from everyday food items to artisanal products.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacred buildings also stood within the Forum, including the so-called \u201cTemple of Peace\u201d and the Sanctuary with a Pool, where fertility rituals in honour of Venus Verticordia\u2014goddess of love who &#8220;turns hearts&#8221;\u2014were performed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda4583 e-flex 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