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Paes·tum 
[pes-tuhm] Pronunciation Key
[pes-tuhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater. |
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| Paes·tum
(pěs'təm, pē'stəm) Pronunciation Key
An ancient city of southern Italy on the Gulf of Salerno. Founded as a Greek colony before 600 B.C., it flourished as part of Magna Graecia and was taken by Rome in 273 B.C. |
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