Cumae

Cumae
Κύμη / Κύμαι / Κύμα
Cuma
The terrace of the Temple of Apollo
Cumae is located in Italy
Cumae
Shown within Italy
Cumae is located in Campania
Cumae
Cumae (Campania)
LocationCuma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
RegionMagna Graecia
Coordinates40°50′55″N 14°3′13″E / 40.84861°N 14.05361°E / 40.84861; 14.05361
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderColonists from Euboea
Founded8th century BCE
Abandoned1207 AD
PeriodsArchaic Greek to High Medieval
Associated withCumaean Sibyl, Gaius Blossius
EventsBattle of Cumae
Site notes
ManagementDirezione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici della Campania
WebsiteSito Archeologico di Cuma (in Italian)

Cumae (Ancient Greek: Κύμη, romanized(Kumē) or Κύμαι (Kumai) or Κύμα (Kuma);[1] Italian: Cuma) was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from Euboea in the 8th century BCE. It became a rich Roman city, the remains of which lie near the modern village of Cuma, a frazione of the comune Bacoli and Pozzuoli in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

The archaeological museum of the Campi Flegrei in the Aragonese castle contains many finds from Cumae.

  1. ^ "William J. Slater, Lexicon to Pindar, Κύ̂μα". www.perseus.tufts.edu.