Pondering Paestum

If you didn’t know I was writing about Italy, you’d think these ruins were in Greece. You might have assumed they’re Roman. But the Greeks were here before the Romans amounted to much at all and they built plenty of temples and in fact a whole town. The town dates from the 6th century BC, was abandoned around 200 AD and became overgrown. It wasn’t … Continue reading Pondering Paestum