See also:

• METAPONTUM (Gr. Meraaovrtov, mod. Metaponto)

METAPONTUM (Gr. Meraaovrtov, mod. Metaponto)  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Magna Graecia situated on the Gulf of See also:

• TARENTUM
• TARENTUM (Gr. rapas)

Tarentum, near the mouth of the See also:

• RIVER

river Bradanus, and distant about 24 M. from Tarentum and 14 M. from See also:

• HERACLEA

Heraclea . It was founded by an Achaean See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony from See also:

• SYBARIS

Sybaris and See also:

• CROTONA, CROTO

Crotona about 700 B.C . See also:

• METAPONTUM (Gr. Meraaovrtov, mod. Metaponto)

Metapontum was one of the cities that played a conspicuous See also:

• PART

part in the troubles arising from the introduction of the Pythagorism into Magna 'Graecia, and it was there that See also:

• PYTHAGORAS
• PYTHAGORAS (6th century B.C.)

Pythagoras died in 497 B . C . His See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb was still shown in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of See also:

• CICERO

Cicero . At the time of the Athenian expedition to See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily (415 B.C.) Metapontum appears to have been an opulent and powerful city, whose affiance was courted by the Athenians; but it See also:

• CON

con-tented itself with a very trifling support . In 332 B.C., at the time of the expedition of See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• EPIRUS, or EPEIRUS

Epirus, into See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, it was one of the first cities to enter into an See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance with him . The Second Punic See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War gave a fatal See also:

• BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow to its prosperity . After the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• CANNAE (mod. Canne)

Cannae in 216 B.C. it was among the first cities in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of Italy to declare in favour of See also:

• HANNIBAL
• HANNIBAL (" mercy " or " favour of Baal ")

Hannibal, and became for some years the headquarters of Hannibal . Hence, when the defeat of See also:

• HASDRUBAL

Hasdrubal at the Metaurus (207 B.C.) compelled him to abandon this part of Italy, the inhabitants of Metapontum abandoned their city, and followed him in his See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat . From this time Metapontum sank; though it was still existing in the days of Cicero, See also:

• PAUSANIAS

Pausanias tells us that in his time nothing remained of it but a See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre and the See also:

• CIRCUIT (Lat. circuitus, from circum, round, and ire, to go)

circuit of the walls . Metapontum has the remains of two temples, both of which seem to belong to the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period 510–480 B.C .

(Koldewey and Puchstein, See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die griechischen Tempel in Unteritalien and Sicilien, See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin, 1899, pp . 35–41) . The so-called Chiesa di Sansone, which See also:

• LAY

lay within the ancient See also:

• TOWN

town, and was probably dedicated to See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo Lycius, was a peripteros measuring 186 by 911 ft., of which only the See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations are See also:

• LEFT

left . The capitals were 31 ft. in See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter . The See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple was decorated with finely painted terra-See also:

• COTTA
• COTTA, BERNHARD VON (1808—1879)
• COTTA, GAIUS AURELIUS (c. 124—73 B.c.)

cotta* . Of the other temple, the so-called Tavole Paladine, which lay outside the See also:

• AREA

area of the ancient city, and was a peripteros with 6 columns, 3; ft. in diameter, in front and 12 ft. at the sides, 15 columns are See also:

• STANDING

standing, with the See also:

• LOWER

lower portion of the See also:

• EPISTYLE (Gr. erri, upon, and vTi)Xor, column)

epistyle . It measured 105 ft. by 49 ft. without the steps . There are also traces of the town walls, which have served for the construction of farmhouses, of tombs, and of a See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour by the See also:

• SHORE

shore . See also:

• PLINY, THE ELDER
• PLINY, THE YOUNGER

Pliny speaks of a temple of See also:

• JUNO

Juno at Metapontum supported by columns of vinewood (Hist. nat. xiv . 9) . An archaic treasure-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house dedicated at See also:

• OLYMPIA

Olympia by the See also:

• PEOPLE

people of Metapontum has been discovered there . The railway station is the junction of the See also:

• LINE

line from Battipaglia (and See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples) with that from See also:

• TARANTO (anc. Tarentum, q.v.)

Taranto to Reggio .

(T . As.) See M . Lacava, Topografia e storia di Metaponto (Naples, 1891) .