Cumae

ancient Roman city near Naples, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cumae
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Cumae was a Greek settlement in Italy. It was settled in 740 BC, and is the first Greek colony on the Italian mainland.[1] The same group had founded Pithekoussai, on the island of Ischia, in 770 BC. Later they founded other cities, namely Dikaiarcheia (modern-day Pozzuoli, and Neapolis (Naples).

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The cave was thought to be the seat of the Cumean Sybyl.
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Temple of Apollo, Cumae
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Map of northern Campania
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