Comitium

Comitium is an archaeological site in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania. Comitium is situated nearby to the archaeological site The temple of peace, as well as near Amphitheatre of Paestum.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: Ruin in Paestum, Italy
Also known as: “Comitium Paestum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paestum and National Archaeological Museum of Paestum.

Paestum

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Paestum has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. It is in Campania, Italy, and is an ancient Greek settlement, with the best preserved Greek doric temples worldwide. It is surrounded by a Roman city wall, and is 40 km south of the city of Salerno.

National Archaeological Museum of Paestum

Museum

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The National Archaeological Museum of Paestum is a museum in Capaccio-Paestum, Salerno, southern Italy that houses archaeological finds from excavations of the ancient Greek city of Poseidonia/Paistom, then Paestum. National Archaeological Museum of Paestum is situated 210 metres northeast of Comitium.

Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)

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The Temple of Hera II, is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in Paestum, Campania, Italy. It was built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, just north of the first Hera Temple of around 550–525 BC. Second Temple of Hera (Paestum) is situated 240 metres south of Comitium.