Cumae/Kyme (Campanian)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Jul 09, 2024 09:36 AM
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History
An ancient settlement of Campania, Cumae was the first Greek colony established on the Italian mainland in the eighth century BC.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432808
40.84794965, 14.0563813
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of archaeological site of Cumae (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) connection Avernus (lake) (unspecified date range)
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) bounds Campi Phlegraei (30 BC - AD 2099)
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) connection Dikaiarcheia/Puteoli (unspecified date range)
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) located on Via Domitiana (unspecified date range)
- Acropolis of Cumae located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Arco Felice Vecchio located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Grotta di Cocceio located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Grotto of the Sibyl located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Porta Mediana necropolis located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Roman amphitheater at Cumae located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)
- Zancle/Messana founded by Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (750 BC - 550 BC)
settlement, port
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Cumae
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Cuma
N. Purcell, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Cumae/Kyme (Campanian): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432808> [accessed: 24 March 2025]
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