[pes-tuh
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| an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater. |
| Paes·tum (pěs'təm, pē'stəm) 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. |