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Eboli
is a town of
Campania,
Italy, in the
province of Salerno, on the south edge of the
hills overlooking the valley of the
Sele. An agricultural centre, Eboli is known
mainly for
olive oil and
dairy products.
The
ancient Eburum was a
Lucanian city, mentioned only by
Pliny the Elder and in inscriptions, not far
distant from the Campanian border. It lay above the
Via Popilia, which followed the line taken by
the modern railway.
Scanty
remains of the ancient polygonal walls may still be seen.
The
sacristy of
St. Francis contains two
14th century pictures, one by
Roberto da Oderisio of
Naples.
A local
saying, "Cristo
si ่ fermato a Eboli" ("Christ stopped at Eboli"), was used by
20th century writer
Carlo Levi as the title of a book, referring to
the poverty in the south of Italy at the beginning of the 20th century.
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