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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/CommentFamous503 on 2024-12-17 13:23:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the largest city in the ancient mediterranean was a Greek colony called Sybaris which held up to 300,000 inhabitants, the city was destroyed in 510 BC and was lost to history until its ruins were rediscovered in 1932.