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The Heroon, Paestum | Greek Temples of Paestum, Campania (Italy) (IMG_3648.jpg)

The Heroon, Paestum

This was probably a kind of symbolic tomb of a city founder or mythical hero. Inside a stone chamber dating to the sixth century BC, archaeologists found offerings including large, beautiful vases containing honey, now displayed in the museum.
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