<p>The story of ancient Italy is so much more than just Rome. In this special episode, we're shining a light on the extraordinary site of Paestum in southern Italy, home to some of the greatest ancient Greek temples from anywhere in the world.</p><br><p>Guided through Paestum's story with the site's director Dr Tiziana D'Angelo and Dr Kathryn Lomas, Tristan follows the story of Paestum from its Greek beginnings in c.600 BC all the way down to its eventual takeover by Rome more than 300 years later.</p><br><p>Tristan's new documentary, Paestum: A Tale of Three Cities, is out now.</p><p><a href="https://access.historyhit.com/videos/paestum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch on History Hit</a></p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Fall of the Etruscans</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fall-of-the-etruscans/id1520403988?i=1000678324725" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rlinrjjxr8Sk0wZO57hry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Roman Roads</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roman-roads/id1520403988?i=1000662049919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/29idUM2fYpgzCEYZVYRAkH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><p><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>