http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/ Paestum has the best preserved Greek temples in the entire world. Founded around the end of the 7th century BCE by colonists from the Greek city of Sybaris, and originally known as Poseidonia. It later became the Roman city of Paestum in 273 BCE. The city continued to prosper during the Roman imperial period, but started to go into decline between the 4th and 7th centuries. It was abandoned during the Middle Ages and its ruins only came to notice again in the 18th century, following the rediscovery of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The decline and desertion were probably due to changes in local land drainage patterns, leading to swampy malarial conditions (this is difficult to picture, with the present aridity; the site is now home to lizards and tourists) <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9700-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9700.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9700</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9700-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:09:04 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9688-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9688.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9688</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9688-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:09:02 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9686-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9686.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9686</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9686-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:09:01 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9682-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9682.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated theater / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9682</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9682-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:59 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9680-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9680.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Moonlight on ruins / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9680</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9680-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:57 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9674-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9674.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Moonlight on ruins / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9674</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9674-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:56 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9658-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9658.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Temple of Hera, Paestum at Night, , Italy. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9658</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9658-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:54 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9658-Edit-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9658-Edit.jpg" width="350" height="519" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9658-Edit</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9658-Edit-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:51 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9653-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9653.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9653</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9653-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:47 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9648-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9648.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9648</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9648-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:45 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9642-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9642.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9642</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9642-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:43 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9636-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_9636.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" /></a></p><p>Illuminated Temples / Paestum at Night. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_9636</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_9636-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:41 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1865-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1865.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Evening Baloon / Temples of Hera, Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1865</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1865-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:40 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1862-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1862.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" /></a></p><p>Evening Baloon / Temples of Hera, Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1862</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1862-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:38 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1859-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1859.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" /></a></p><p>Evening Baloon / Temples of Hera, Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1859</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1859-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:36 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1847-Edit-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1847-Edit.jpg" width="350" height="241" alt="" /></a></p><p>Let there be light / Temple of Hera, Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1847-Edit</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1847-Edit-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:33 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1847-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1847.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" /></a></p><p>Let there be light / Temple of Hera, Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1847</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1847-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:29 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1839-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1839.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Sunset at the Temples of Hera / Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1839</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1839-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:28 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1829-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1829.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="" /></a></p><p>Peekaboo / Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1829</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1829-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:26 +0000 <p><a href="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1823-single.php" title="Paestum"><img src="http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/thumbnails/20120929-IMG_1823.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" /></a></p><p>Brokentop / Paestum. Taken on September 29, 2012. Filename: 20120929-IMG_1823</p> http://www.lightsmithy.com/collections/regions/italy/paestum/20120929-IMG_1823-single.php Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:08:25 +0000