Velia
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velia-175-18499761
title:
Velia
text:
Velia was the Roman name of an ancient city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located near the modern village of Novi Velia near Ascea in the Province of Salerno, Italy. It was founded by Greeks from Phocaea as Hyele around 538–535 BC. The name later changed to Ele and then Elea before it became known by its current Latin and Italian name during the Roman era. The city was known for being the home of the philosophers Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, as well as the Eleatic school of which the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Classical city ruins in Italy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velia
date created:
2005-07-20T03:21:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T08:36:40Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Velia_Excavation_and_Tower.jpg","width":2592,"height":1944}
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13
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