Baia
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Baiae (; ) was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. Ancient authors attest that many emperors built in Baia, almost in competition with their predecessors, and they and their courts often stayed there. It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal.
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- Ancient site.name
- Baiae
- Ancient site.native_name
- Baia
- Ancient site.image
- Settore di Sosandra 20.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Thermal baths of the sector of Sosandra
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy Campania#Italy
- Ancient site.location
- Bacoli, Campania, Italy
- Ancient site.region
- Italia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.cultures
- Roman
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- Image
- Baia crater edge.jpg
- Dialing code
- 081
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- Baiae
- P12749
- Uschi Obermaier
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- Baiae
- postal code
- 80070
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20 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- The Baianus lacus
- Archaeology
- Monuments
- "Temple of Diana"
- "Temple of Mercury"
- "Temple of Venus"
- Villa of the Ambulatio
- Sector of Sosandra
- Underwater Archaeological Park
- The triclinium-nymphaeum of Claudius
- Villa Pisoni
- Villa a Protiro
- Other sites
- Cultural depictions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Baiae (; ) was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. Ancient authors attest that many emperors built in Baia, almost in competition with their predecessors, and they and their courts often stayed there. It was notorious for its hedonistic offerings and the attendant rumours of corruption and scandal.
The lower part of the town later became submerged in the sea due to local volcanic, bradyseismic activity which raised or lowered the land. Recent underwater archaeology has revealed many of the fine buildings now protected in the submerged archaeological park.
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