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Beside the Gulf of Salerno, 25 centuries ago stood the luxurious city of Paestum, one of many built and settled by Greek colonists along Italy’s southern shores. But Paestum was an unlucky town. Conquered first by barbarous Lucanians, then by Romans, it was periodically sacked by sea raiders, from Cilician pirates in the first century to Saracens in the ninth. In the meantime the plain became a malarial marsh (a condition not corrected until 1944). The population dwindled until the survivors, continue reading »

Grand Central Terminal (Most people refer to this landmark as Grand Central Station but it’s actually a Terminal because this is where train lines originate and terminate.) is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

The station is accessed by 14 entrances, including grand staircases to the west and east continue reading »