Tristan Hughes

Both left their signatures on their vases, ensuring their names have survived to the present day.

The archaeology shows just how wrong Aristoxenus was.

Greek culture was flourishing at Pestum.

The Lucanian elites admired it.

Many of these elaborate vases were found in Lucanian tombs.

But the Lucanians also had their own rich culture, with a big emphasis on the warrior.

And it's at Pestum that we see a fascinating blend of the two in some stunning wall paintings.

More than 400 wall paintings dating to the Lucanian period have been found from tombs around Pestum.

Many are stored in the museum's storerooms, a Sistine Chapel of ancient Lucanian art.

Whoa!

No way!

This is an archaeologist's dream, isn't it?

Look at this!

And these gems, these are just more of these great slabs and wall paintings from Pestum's long history?

Look at that, it's a weird creature there as well.

Their imagination, yeah.

How many?

So some 400, did you say?

As you walk past row after row of these wall paintings, you notice much more of a focus on fighting.

Tiziana took me to two particularly interesting slabs, one showing two warriors fighting with swords, spears and shields, the other showing a rider elegantly dressed and carrying a war trophy, a pole with a flag attached.