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Italy: Impressive Discovery of Hundreds of Statues and Altars at the Temple of Paestum [FOTOS]

excavations in Italy excavations of the sanctuary, discovered in 2019 in the ruins of the walls of an ancient Greek city, resumed a few months ago after a forced stop due to a pandemic, revealed the presence of at least 250 architectural and decorative fragments.

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These are unique items such as a stone pedestal with steps in this archaeological area of ​​Italy, colored terracotta decorations on the ceiling with drops in the shape of a lion, an unusual gorgon and an image of Aphrodite.

These are unique items such as a stone plinth with steps in this archaeological area Italycolored terracotta decorations on the ceiling with drops in the form of a lion, an unusual gorgon and the image of Aphrodite.

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There are also seven amazing bull heads, an altar with grooves in the stones for collecting sacrificial fluids, and hundreds of ex-votos or objects offered to the gods, with images of Eros riding a dolphin in the form of the mythical Poseidon, the god who gave the name to the city of Posidonia and to whom he could treat, specify the local media.

There are also seven amazing bull heads, an altar with grooves in the stones to collect sacrificial liquids, and hundreds of ex-votos or objects offered to the gods, with images of Eros riding a dolphin in the form of the mythical Poseidon, the god who gave the city its name. poseidonia and what it might refer to is detailed by local media.

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These are the conclusions that can

These are finds that could “change the known history of ancient poseidonia”, allowing us to get closer to the 500-year-old fragment of the life of the city founded by the Greeks of Sybaris in 600 BC.

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“What we have before us today is the moment when the temple poseidonia it was abandoned between the end of the 2nd century BC and the beginning of the 1st century for reasons that have not yet been clarified,” explained the director of the archaeological site of Paestum, Tiziana D’Angelo, who highlighted what the offerings looked like. be arranged on earth “as in the final rite.”

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This, added the authority of Italy, is a very important discovery, because it demonstrates the artistic and cultural autonomy of the community and that the colonies were not limited to copying the works of the metropolis.

So it is, added authority Italya very important discovery because it demonstrates the artistic and cultural autonomy of the community and that the colonies were not limited to copying the works of the mother country.

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Magna Graecia includes the southern part of Italy, where the Greeks expanded and founded cities famous for their wealth and culture, such as Reggio, Naples or Syracuse and others.

Magna Graecia covers the southern part Italy where the Greeks expanded and founded cities famous for their wealth and culture, such as Reggio, Naples or Syracuse and others.

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Massimo Osanna, Director General of the Museums of the Ministry of Culture, emphasized that the finds in Poseidonia show

Massimo Osanna, Director General of the Museums of the Ministry of Culture, stressed that the finds in poseidonia they shed “very interesting light on ancient religious life”.

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