Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of two of four painted slabs from a Lucanian tomb chamber dating from 330 to 320 BCE.Paestum. Italy. The extraordinary mural paintings from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. Dating from 480 to 470 BCE, the murals are possibly the only extant examples of Greek painting. The four panels that constitute the coffin represent banquets, dancing, and games. The fifth panel, the cover, shows a naked youth executing a perfect dive into a blue sea. Scholars believe the dive symbolises the passage from life to death.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the east short side panel mural painting from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. This painting depicts a large, wreathed crater placed on a table from which a young boy draws, with a pitcher, the wine to pour into the goblets. Dating from 480 to 470 BCE, the murals are possibly the only extant examples of Greek painting.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the west short side panel mural painting from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. This panel depicts a cortege made up of a naked young man with a short blue cape, preceded by a flute-playing young girl and followed by an older beared man leaning on a staff. Dating from 480 to 470 BCE, the murals are possibly the only extant examples of Greek painting.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the south long side panel mural painting from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. This painting depicts the gathering of men during a symposium, lying on couches, drinking and playing musical instruments. Dating from 480 to 470 BCE, the murals are possibly the only extant examples of Greek painting.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the north long side panel mural painting from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. This painting shows men gathered at a symposium, resting on couches, drinking, and making music. These murals, which scholars date from 480 to 470 BCE, represent the sole surviving works of ancient Greek painting.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the extraordinary cover panel mural painting from the famous Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del Tuffatore) from the Tempa del Prete necropolis. This panel, originally the tomb lid, depicts a naked youth performing an impeccable dive into a blue sea. Scholars believe the dive represents the transition from life to death. The five murals, created between 480 and 470 BCE, are potentially the sole surviving specimens of Greek painting. Scenes of feasting, dancing, and playing games are shown on the coffin’s four panels. The fifth panel serves as the aforementioned lid.Paestum. Italy. View of the entrance and exit to the 1st-century Roman amphitheatre. Archaeologists have only excavated the southern half of the amphitheatre. They left the other half buried under the road that passes through the modern town.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and the north side of the majestic Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide it was the largest temple at Paestum. The temple is considered the finest example of a pure Doric temple found anywhere.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and, at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide, it was the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric temple found anywhere.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple features 36 fluted Doric limestone columns, arranged 6 by 14 and standing 9 meters tall. With dimensions of 60 metres in length and 24 meters in width, it was the grandest temple in Paestum. It stands out as the most exquisite representation of a pure Doric temple discovered.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front of the Temple of Hera (Basilica) and the Temple of Hera II on the right. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here, with work beginning around 550 BCE and completing around 520 BCE. The Temple of Hera II, which dates from about 474 and 450 BCE, is the largest at Paestum and ranks as one of the finest preserved temples in Europe.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the front of the Temple of Hera (Basilica) and the Temple of Hera II on the right. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here, with work beginning around 550 BCE and completing around 520 BCE. The Temple of Hera II, which dates from about 474 and 450 BCE, is the largest at Paestum and ranks as one of the finest preserved temples in Europe.Paestum. Campania. Italy. Close-up view of limestone columns from the Temple of Hera (Basilica) which is in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here, with work beginning around 550 BCE and completing around 520 BCE. Built of local limestone, the temple’s colonnade is still standing and comprises 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.Paestum.Italy. Close-up view of limestone columns from the Temple of Hera (Basilica) in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. In the background are the columns of the Temple of Hera II. The Temple of Hera is the oldest of the three temples here with work beginning around 550 BCE and completing around 520 BC.E Built of local limestone, the temples colonnade is still standing and comprises 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.Paestum. Italy. The rear or west side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This temple is the oldest of the three, with construction starting approximately in 550 BCE and finishing around 520 BCE. The temple’s colonnade, constructed from local limestone, remains standing with 50 fluted Doric columns, featuring nine at each end and eighteen along the sides.Paestum. Italy. The rear or west side of the Temple of Hera (or the Basilica) in the southern sanctuary of the ancient city. This is the oldest of the three temples here, with work beginning around 550 BCE and completing around 520 BCE. Built of local limestone, the temple’s colonnade is still standing and comprises 50 fluted Doric columns, nine at the ends and 18 along the sides.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and south side of the Temple of Hera II. Constructed between 474 and 450 BCE, this remarkably intact temple, save for its roof, stands as one of Europe’s most well-preserved ancient structures. Featuring 36 Doric limestone columns, each fluted and measuring 9 meters in height, arranged in a 6 by 14 configuration, its impressive dimensions of 60 metres in length and 24 meters in width made it the most expansive temple in Paestum. This is regarded as the most exemplary, pure Doric temple ever discovered.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear side of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple has 36 fluted Doric columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric temple found anywhere.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View from the rear through to the front of the Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and, at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide, made it the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric temple found anywhere.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the rear and north side of the Temple of Hera II. Constructed between 474 and 450 BCE, people consider the temple, except for its roof, one of Europe’s most well-preserved ancient temples. With 36 fluted Doric columns, each measuring 9 meters high and arranged 6 across and 14 deep, and dimensions of 60 metres by 24 meters, the temple stood as the most expansive at Paestum. This is regarded as the most exceptional specimen of a true Doric temple discovered anywhere.Paestum. Campania. Italy. The Via Sacra, or Sacred Way, is a monumental paved street in Paestum, Campania, Italy. Colonnaded porticoes originally lined it. The street led from the city centre and southern sacred area to the northern gate, Porta Aurea. To its left are the Temples of Hera II and Hera.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of some excavations of the ancient city of Paestum. On the left of the image are the ruins of the Greek Agora / Roman Forum, which was surrounded on all four sides by a fine Doric colonnaded portico, of which some fragments are still visible. In the background is the Temple of Hera II, which dates from 450 BCE.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of the north side of the grand Temple of Hera II. Dating from 474 to 450 BCE, the temple is complete (apart from its missing roof) and ranks as one of the best-preserved temples in Europe. The temple has 36 fluted Doric limestone columns (6 by 14 and 9 metres high columns) and at 60 metres long by 24 metres wide it was the largest temple at Paestum. It is considered the finest example of a pure Doric temple found anywhere.Paestum. Italy. The rear (facing west) and Sothern side of the Temple of Athena at the northern end of the site. Dating from 500 BCE, the temple is the smallest of the three temples at Paestum and comprises 34 fluted Doric columns – 6 by 13. The temple is unique in that eight Ionic columns, which was the first time in Greek architecture that the Doric and Ionic styles were combined, fronted the inner porch.Paestum. Campania. Italy. View of a Doric column capital of the Temple of Athena, at the northern end of the site. The capital comprises the necking, the echinus, and the abacus, which is the square-shaped flat block. Dating from 500 BCE, the temple is the smallest of the three temples at Paestum and comprises 34 fluted Doric columns – 6 by 13. The temple is unique in that eight Ionic columns, which was the first time in Greek architecture that the Doric and Ionic styles were combined, fronted the inner porch.Paestum. Italy. View of the front (east side) of the Temple of Athena, at the northern end of the site. Dating from 500 BC, the temple is the smallest of the three temples at Paestum and comprises 34 fluted Doric columns – 6 by 13. Eight Ionic columns fronted the inner porch, making the temple unique. This marked the first time Greek architecture combined the Doric and Ionic styles.Paestum. Italy. View of the front (east side) of the Temple of Athena, at the northern end of the site. Dating from 500 BCE, the temple is the smallest of the three temples at Paestum and comprises 34 fluted Doric columns – 6 by 13. The temple uniquely features eight Ionic columns at its inner porch, which represents the first instance of combining Doric and Ionic styles in Greek architecture.
