EBOLI

town, Salerno provincia, Campania regione, southern Italy, east of the city of Salerno. The higher and older section of the town dominates the Sele Plain. Historical monuments include a castle of the Colonna family and the small Romanesque-style Basilica of San Pietro alli Marmi (1150). Eboli is an agricultural centre, known principally for olive oil and dairy produce. Christ stopped at Eboli, reportedly a local saying, refers to the miserable and backward physical and social conditions in the area to the south of Eboli; it was used as the title of a book of reminiscences by the 20th-century writer Carlo Levi. Pop. (1993 est.) mun., 34,538.