Young naked man diving fresco on the underside of the covering slab in the Tomb of the Diver (Tomba del tuffatore) dated from 480-470 BC Tomb of the Diver at Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia. The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order 550 to 450 BC ( The Tomb of the Diver was found by Mario Napoli in June of 1968, near the city of Paestum located in Magna Graecia. )
The Tomb of the Diver was found by Mario Napoli in June of 1968, near the city of Paestum located in Magna Graecia. Paestum, original Greek name as Poseidonia, was a Greek colony founded on the west coast of Italy, some 80 km south of modern-day Naples. Prospering as a trade centre it was conquered first by the Lucanians and then, with the new Latin name of Paestum, the city became an important Roman colony in the 3rd century BC.
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Location: Paestum , Italy,
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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