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Cumae
40.8486° N, 14.0536° E
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Cumae (Ancient Greek: Κύμη, romanized: (Kumē) or Κύμαι (Kumai) or Κύμα (Kuma); 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.
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Greek foundation
8th century BCE
Colonial expansion
8th century BCE
Battle of Cumae (Aristodemus victory)
524 BCE
Aristodemus aids Aricia
505 BCE
Sibylline Books sent to Rome
5th century BCE
Tarquinius dies in exile at Cumae
495 BCE
Aristodemus overthrown
490 BCE
Naval victory over Etruscans
474 BCE
End of Greek period (Oscan capture)
421 BCE
Acropolis walls rebuilt
from 343 BCE
Grant of Roman partial citizenship
338 BCE
Roman prosperity and building
1st century BCE
Aqua Augusta supply begins
c. 20 BCE
Dominance over Campanian coast
7th–6th centuries BCE
Via Domitiana opened
95 AD
Temple conversion to basilica
late 4th century AD
Bishopric attested
c. 450 AD
Gothic Wars and capture by Belisarius
536 AD
Early occupation dated
c. 900–850 BCE
Destruction of the city
1207 AD
Early modern discoveries
1606
Excavation finds dated by Emil Stevens
1896
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