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Cumae ( or or ; ) 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.

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Ancient site.name
Cumae
Ancient site.native_name
Cuma
Ancient site.image
250px
Ancient site.caption
The terrace of the Temple of Apollo
Ancient site.map_type
Italy#Italy Campania
Ancient site.location
Cuma, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Ancient site.region
Magna Graecia
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.builder
Colonists from Euboea
Ancient site.built
8th century BCE
Ancient site.abandoned
1207 AD
Ancient site.epochs
Archaic Greek to High Medieval
Ancient site.occupants
Cumaean Sibyl, Gaius Blossius
Ancient site.event
Battle of Cumae
Ancient site.management
Direzione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici della Campania
Ancient site.website
Sito Archeologico di Cuma

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Cumae acropolis seen from lower city AvL.JPG
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Commons category
Cumae
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1207-01-01
native label
Cumae
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18 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early
  • Oscan and Roman Cumae
  • Diocese of Cuma(e)
  • Resident bishops
  • Titular see
  • Archaeology
  • Development of the ancient city
  • Surviving ancient monuments
  • Arco Felice
  • Crypta Romana
  • Sculpture
  • Mythology
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Cumae ( or or ; ) 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.

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