What Is a Sybarite?

Syb a rite [sib-uh-rahyt] –noun

  1. (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
  2. an inhabitant of Sybaris.
Sybarite. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 14, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Sybarite

Sybaris (Greek: Σψβαρις; Italian: Sibari) was a celebrated city of Magna Graecia on the western shore Gulf of Taranto, a short distance from the sea, between the rivers Crathis (Crati) and Sybaris (Coscile).

The statements transmitted to us of the power and opulence of the city, as well as of the luxurious habits of its inhabitants, have indeed a very fabulous aspect... Sybaris had in the sixth century BCE attained a degree of wealth and power unprecedented among Greek cities, and which excited the admiration of the rest of the Hellenic world.

Sybaris. Wikipedia.org. Retrived November 14, 2006, from Wikipedia.org website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybaris

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Anne Thorson 1/22/2010 2:19:00 PM Thanks for adding me to your email list. I look forward to embracing my sybarite side more in 2010!
Jan Thompson 5/19/2010 7:54:00 AM I'm looking forward to trying some of these places out with friends!
munguriBiadia 6/8/2010 6:56:00 AM Great tips! I will try it definitely thanks for sharing this!

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