The people of which extremely wealthy city in what is now southern Italy became a byword for people living in opulent luxury and for outrageous pleasure-seeking?
Result - Sybaris
In the southern USA, what is the name for an embankment that allows the water to flow at a higher level than the surrounding land?
What is a common name for flying insects known for their extremely short life spans - one day in the adult winged stage - and emergence in large numbers in the summer months?
What is a present term for the 15th and 16th century transfer of plants, food crops, animals, culture, people, technology, diseases, and ideas between the "New World" of the Americas and the "Old World"?
