Sybaris

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An ancient Greek city of southern Italy on the Gulf of Taranto. Noted for its wealth and luxury, it was destroyed in warfare with Crotona in 510 BC.

proper noun Ancient Greek colony in south Italy, notable for the luxury of its inhabitants

From Latin Sybaris, from Ancient Greek Σύβαρις (Subaris).

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The republic of Sybaris is now the estate of the duke of Corigliano.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
One of their cities on the coast of Italy was called Sybaris, and it has given us the word "sybarite," which means a person who abandons himself to luxury.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Various
Darkling, I passed again through the station called Sybaris, and on and on by the sea-shore, the sound of breakers often audible.

By the Ionian Sea George Gissing 1880
Sybaritic Of or relating to Sybaris or its people.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009
Sybaritic Of or relating to Sybaris or its people.

learning something new 2009
And so tens of thousands of marching feet now echoed on the Plain of Sybaris.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
In addition to its wine, Sybaris was famous for its olive oil and its wool.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
The mountains ringing Sybaris are covered with snow in the winter.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
By 73 B.C. the valleys of the Crathis and Sybaris contained a number of Roman villas, some large, but most midsized.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
Sybaris had been totally destroyed in a war with its neighbors in 510 B.C., but the plain was too fertile to leave fallow.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009