i . ▁This ▁scene ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁P yth ag or as , ▁who ▁had ▁started ▁a ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁to ▁Met ap onto ▁and ▁which ▁were ▁among ▁his ▁dis ci ples ▁some ▁arist ocr atic ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁in land ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Bas il ic ata . ▁ ▁The ▁ancient ▁village ▁of ▁R ip ac and ida ▁is ▁organized ▁to ▁scattered ▁groups ▁of ▁inhab ited ▁altern ating ▁with ▁empty ▁spaces ▁and ▁bur ial s . ▁Of ▁note , ▁always ▁in ▁a ▁female ▁bur ial , ▁the ▁ferm at rec ce ▁are ▁very ▁elaborate , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁wire ▁wrapped ▁in ▁multiple ▁turns ▁and ▁found ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁k its ▁Bas il ic ata ▁inside . ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁aqu ed uct ▁are ▁visible ▁near ▁the ▁broad ▁stream . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁R ip ac and ida ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁neat ▁little ▁town ▁per ched ▁on ▁the ▁cl iff ▁which ▁domin ates ▁the ▁large ▁valle ys ▁that ▁surr ound ▁it , ▁made ▁of ▁white w ashed ▁houses . ▁It ▁stands ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁hills ▁in ▁the ▁V ulture , ▁the ▁vast ▁region ▁that ▁st ret ches ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Of anto ▁( which ▁forms ▁the ▁natural ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁Bas il ic ata ), ▁region ▁of ▁deep - root ed ▁orig ins ▁history ▁that ▁is ▁called ▁M elf i . ▁It ▁extends ▁along ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁vol can ic ▁of ▁V ulture ▁and ▁is