Metapontum
[ met-uh-pon-tuhm ]
noun
an ancient Greek city in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: home of Pythagoras in exile.
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How to use Metapontum in a sentence
He forged letters from the leading citizens of Metapontum, and then sent them to Fabius.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) | PlutarchIt is for this reason that he removed to Metapontum where he died, and where Cicero was able to visit his tomb long afterwards.
The Legacy of Greece | VariousThe people of Metapontum stamped their money with a mouse gnawing an ear of corn.
Custom and Myth | Andrew Lang
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