With its three magnificent Doric temples, Paestum became well known through 18th-century engravings by Piranesi and Goethe’s vivid descriptions in his Italian Journey. However, Paestum is also renowned for its tombs decorated with painted scenes. During excavations in the 1960s, around 200 richly painted tombs from the Lucanian period (4th century B.C.) were discovered in a small necropolis… Continue reading The Painted Tombs of Paestum
