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Paestum, unveiled the secret of Athena’s goddess temple

Charme — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:45:48 +0000

What’s new about the goddess Athena at Paestum: suggest the first results of the georadar and geomagnetic surveying and exploration campaign conducted by a research group directed by Prof. Rebecca Miller Ammermann of the University of Colgate (USA), in collaboration with University of Bologna. According to scholars, who have “radiographed” the ground around the Athena Temple, the small hillock on which the Doric building dedicated to the goddess of war and crafts is, is partly artificial.

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After 20 years it’s possible to visit the Greek temple interiors

Giorgio Gradogna — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:33:07 +0000

At Easter, the Temple of Neptune to Paestum will be open to the public. For the first time after 20 years, the visitors can visit the inside of the Greek temple built in the V sec. B.C. which it’s the better preserved of Italy. An event that will allow to appreciate the architecture dorica that enchanted Piranesi, Goethe and many other illustrious travellers. The temple will be open to the public both Saturday 26 that Sunday 27 for the whole schedule in which the whole archaeological area is visitable, that in base to the new widened schedules it stays opened by her 8.30 up to her 18. “Experience to enter a Greek temple of 2500 years ago is something that we must allow all the visitors”, the manager Gabriel Zuchtriegel explains.

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Paestum, the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism opens the doors

Charme — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:13:06 +0000

Getting ready to Capaccio-Paestum (Salerno) for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the XVII edition of Mediterranean Tourism Exchange Archaeological scheduled from Thursday, October 30 to Sunday, November 2nd. This year’s festival boasts significant numbers: 150 exhibitors, 20 countries represented, over 10 thousand visitors expected, 50 conferences, 300 speakers, 250 operators, 100 journalists. In places famous for the impressive archaeological sites of Paestum (from the Temple of Cecere to Christian basilica) will alternate lectures, workshops, meetings and negotiations which will bring the different players in the industry for what it is the only international exhibition of archeology in the world. The event, organized by the Leaders Ltd., is promoted by the Regione Campania, City of Capaccio Paestum and Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Salerno, Avellino, Benevento e Caserta. This edition is held under the patronage of the President of the Republic, under the patronage of Milan Expo 2015, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with the support of UNWTO and UNESCO. Just from the fact that recently declared an UNESCO world cultural heritage the Mediterranean Diet, the organization has seen fit to give space and relevance to two iconic products of the Mediterranean diet is that the area hosting the event: Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Dop and Pomodoro San Marzano, tomatoes of Agro Sarnese Nocerino DOP.

Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism
Capaccio-Paestum (Salerno)
Thursday, October 30 – Sunday, November 2

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Naples and the long night of the museums open doors …

Charme — Thu, 15 May 2014 12:26:25 +0000

Museums “open doors” in Naples. The occasion is not to be missed! Saturday, May 17 many of the main sites of Italy museum will be open from 20.00 until 24.00, at the symbolic price of one euro or in some cases by way of totally free.

The event is part of the initiative “Night at the Museum” sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and among the member regions could not miss the wonderful Campania Felix has always been the cradle of art and culture and therefore as particularly rich in artistic and archaeological ready to be offered in view of the lucky audience of fans.

But first things first. And we start from Naples, where in the halls of the Historical Royal Palace will be presented the project “Enjoy the Royal Palace”. It is a route developed by the QR -code, created by the Educational Service of the Superintendent, that allows, through the use of smartphones to access multimedia content from investigation of major works. For each code corresponding text, images, audio or video for a complete reading of the art object and the context in which it was made. All this to provide visitors with a new way to experience the museum space, based on direct and active involvement in the visit .

Still, let’s move on now in the Caserta area, specifically in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, where for the occasion there will be a guided visit to the archaeological museum of ancient Capua, with the opportunity for visitors to access the restoration laboratories to observe demonstrations of the examples the most common restoration activities being carried out on the territory of Capua.

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Always remaining in the area, it is worth making a detour to the not too distant Roman Theatre of Sessa Aurunca which together with the Exhibition Hall of the Castle of the City of Terra di Lavoro, it will be extraordinarily open throughout the day.
And for the little ones (and curious) visitors, remember the appointment with the exhibition organized on the ground Sunni “The Lagoon of the Dinosaurs” exhibition in the former convent of San Felice Benevento.

The exhibition will be open to the public Paleontological Section dedicated to the field of Pietraroja, where they come from exceptional fossils dating back over 100 million years ago, including the famous fossil skeleton of young dinosaur dubbed “Cyrus”. Space to theatrical performances as the show with Beppe Barile, “The War of Spartacus” which will take place not in the case in the spaces of the Amphitheatre of Avella (Avellino), the same place where, in Roman times, they held their bloody fighting between gladiators.

Finally, we close the “grand tour” in white night of the museums in Campania, with the last stop in Salerno province, where two must-haves are scheduled itineraries. We start from the guided tour of the historic Roman villa in Minori, Amalfi the town declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and then conclude with the magnificent valley of the temples of Paestum, where, in the National Archaeological Museum, will be held conversations with the public, as part of the exhibition “Life of colors and colors of life”.
The meetings will be complemented by laboratory work and the screening of films on the theme of color in ancient times, the tomb of the diver and the painted tombs dating back to Lucan found in the archaeological site of the ancient Greek colony.

Saturday, May 17, 2014
Full program at: http://www.beniculturali.it/

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Amid the Paestum temples, the roses bloom twice

Sergio Gradogna — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:13:41 +0000

The flood plain of the river Sele lures thousands of tourists every year with its fragrant artichokes and mozzarella cheese and the timeless limestone temples in the majestic ruins of Paestum. The temples were a key feature of grand tours from the mid 18^th century on, despite the discomfort of having to cross the insalubrious marshes whose buffalo population exceeded that of the local human inhabitants. Although the Bourbons built a road through the very heart of the ancient city, Paestum remains one of the most important and interesting archaeological sites of the ancient Greek colonies in Campania, not only for its temples which have miraculously survived the ravages of man and time but also because of the air of myth that still envelops the area. [charme-gallery]For instance, the shrine to Hera Argiva at the mouth of the river Sele was reputedly founded by the Argonauts on their return with the Golden Fleece and her veneration by local inhabitants passed seamlessly into the worship of the Madonna del Granato when Christianity took hold. Further south, Punta Licosa is the headland where the body of the Leucosia the Siren was washed ashore when she committed suicide with her sisters after failing to enchant Odysseus. Founded as a fortified coastal outpost in the late 7th century BC, it later became a colony proper (Poseidonia) and was surrounded by an inner and outer curtain of fortifications with four gates. However, its three huge Doric temples are the most important evidence of the Greek colony: the majestic temple dedicated to Hera alongside the Temple of Poseidon, whose double order of columns are remarkably well preserved, and the Temple of Athena with its delightfully embellished coffered marble cornice.[charme-gallery]A hypogeum containing arms and elegant bronze vases of honey, perhaps an offering to the colony’s founder, was later discovered in the town centre. Conquered by the Lucani in the 5^th century BC it became a Roman colony called Paestum in 273 BC and the town’s ‘Romanisation’ can be clearly seen with the introduction of the Forum, tabernae (shops), the Macellum (market), the Capitol and the amphitheatre, which was curiously built right in the town centre. Visitors to Paestum should also not miss the refurbished Archaeological Museum on the site with its exhibits spanning the ages from its foundation to the imperial age when it was named in the verses of Virgil as the town where the roses bloom twice.

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Not only the Greeks and Romans, the Campania of other peoples

Sergio Gradogna — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:49 +0000

Campania was a land of conquest not only for Greeks and Romans but also for other peoples who spent the winter in the green valleys and lush pastures of this fertile land, founding towns, leagues and small empires. The Oscans, Etruscans, Samnites and Lucani were fierce tribes who endured the fury of the winds and the barren mountains, marking their new conquests with blood from the 1^st millennium BC up to the 5^th century AD. Atripalda, Montesarchio, San Salvatore Telesino and Benevento in Campania, Isernia in Molise, and Alfedena in Abruzzi. Six towns in three different regions were all founded by the Samnites, an Italic warrior tribe who occupied whole territories long before the Romans came on the scene. The Irpini who colonised Abellinum were Samnites, as were the Caudini who subjectedRometo one of its greatest defeats and Samnite warriors later made up the core of the toughest Roman legions once their rebellious spirit had been tamed. The Samnites were the thorn inRome’s side for half a century and the proud mountain warriors long resisted the pax romana. Pontius Pilate, is said to have been of Samnite origin. Statues, tombs and manufactured items are all that now remains to indicate they were ever here, and the towns they founded preserve little evidence of their presence. Ruined fortifications on MountAceroare all that is left of ancient Telesia (San Salvatore Telesino), which the Romans turned into a thriving colony. [charme-gallery]Caudium (now Montesarchio) was razed to the ground to avenge the Roman’s humiliating defeat at the Battle of the Caudine Forks, although some vases and ornaments from the 7^th century BC are now on show in the Benevento Sannio Museum and the Sannio Caudino National Archaeological Museum in Montesarchio. The capital of the Samnite League, Maloenton (Benevento) was captured by the Romans who Latinised its name into Malaventum (evil wind) and then changed it to the more auspicious Beneventum (good wind) following their victory over Pyrrhus. It later became one of the wealthiest towns in the Empire, rivalling evenCapua andRome for its beautiful monuments and public works. Its warriors remained fierce but the town was Romanised down to the last stone. Some pottery and bronzes in the local museum are the only evidence of the Samnite presence. However, Campaniawas also a power base for Etruscan tribes from the beginning of the 1^st millennium BC when Southern Etruria flourished and they founded Capua (the name ‘Campania’ is derived from ‘Capuania’) and Pontecagnano, but also Pompeii, Nola, Atella, Nocera, Salerno, Fratte, Herculaneum and Vico Equense. [charme-gallery]An important trading town, Capua is the best local example of the powerful Etruscan civilisation. Numerous bronze vases and beautiful statues from their necropolises, a beautifully decorated plate and a Mater Matuta sculpture are on display in the Capua Provincial Museum. Etruscan power declined in the 6^th century BC as the Samnites’ military might grew and the Greek settlers in Cuma repeatedly defeated Etruscan fleets in theTyrrhenian Sea. The Lucani were an Italic people who colonised southern Campaniaand much of Basilicata, founding Atena Lucana and Potenza. The Lucani were constantly at war with the colonies of Magna Graeciaand, one by one, all the Greek coastal settlements were conquered by the Lucani. They captured beautiful Posidonia and renamed it Paistom (Paestum), but were unable to take Velia. Like their Samnite allies, the Lucani eventually paid a high price when they were defeated byRome. The historian Strabo described them as “utterly insignificant, with no political organisation and outdated language, weaponry and clothing”. However, the culture of the Lucani did not disappear entirely. In the 1950s, archaeological digs in Salerno province unearthed 2000 relics, the 600 finest of which are now on display in the Western Lucania Provincial Archaeological Museum: Iron Age tombs, coins, buckles, a splendid silver ring with an engraving of Eros, a Balkan kantharos, fragments of mosaics, columns, statues and burial items offer a precious overview of 16 centuries of history.

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